Cell phone use during pregnancy may be dangerous
A new study reports that women who use cell phones while pregnant have an increased risk of children with behavioral problems. Didn’t previous reports say that the phones would melt our brains? We’re strictly using the speakerphone feature from now on…
Mothers who used their mobile phone while pregnant were 54 percent more likely to report issues such as hyperactivity and emotional problems in their children, Britain’s Daily Mail and The Independent reported Monday.
The study was conducted by researchers at UCLA and a university in Aarhus, Denmark. The findings will be published in the July issue of the journal Epidemiology.
UCLA Professor Leeka Kheifets, who had previously been skeptical of reports linking mobile phone use to behavior disorders in children, concluded with her three co-authors that there did appear to be an association between mobile phone exposure and behavioral problems. However, they said, radiation may not be the cause.
Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3565...
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1. Ivy
May 19, 2008 @ 4:17 pm
Did it occur to the researchers that the cause of the behavioral problems is related to the lack of interaction with a cell phone using parent?
One assumes that a parent who uses her cell phone during the pregnancy will continue that cell phone use following the birth of her child. Casual observation of young mothers with babes in arms shows that the women are on the phone and not interacting with their children.
Perhaps the children act out because they lack proper socialization by their primary social network, i.e. mother?