Research Article
May electromagnetic field exposure during pregnancy have a negative effect on anthropometric measurements of the newborn?
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of low frequency electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure due to electronic media device (EMD) during pregnancy on the anthropometric measurements of newborn.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was administered among randomly selected women offering Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics Outpatient Clinics for any reason between November 2017-May 2018. Four hundred women who have a child aged between 0-5 years old, completed the questionnaire about their pregnancy history.
Results: A negative correlation was identified between maternal single mobile phone usage during pregnancy and newborn’s birth weight. Multiple mobile phone (more than mobile phone) usage during pregnancy was negatively correlated with the birth week, birth weight and birth length of the newborn. The head circumference of the newborn was negatively correlated with watching television (TV) and living close to a base station during pregnancy.
Conclusion: Watching TV, mobile phone usage and living near a base station during pregnancy may cause negative effect on the anthropometric measurements of the newborn.
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Gebelikte elektromanyetik alan maruziyetinin yenidoğan antropometrik ölçümleri üzerine negatif etkisi olabilir mi?
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Amaç: Bu çalışma gebelikte elektronik medya cihazlarından kaynaklanan düşük frekanslı elektromanyetik alan maruziyetinin yenidoğanın antropometrik ölçümleri üzerine etkisini araştırmak amacıyla düzenlenmiştir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Kasım 2017- Mayıs 2018 tarihleri arasında Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Hastalıkları Polikliniğine herhangi bir sebeple 0-5 yaş arası çocukları için başvuran kadınlar arasından randomize olarak seçilen 527 kişiye gebelikleri ile ilgili anket soruları yöneltildi.
Bulgular: Annenin gebelik boyunca tek cep telefonu kullanımı ile yenidoğanın doğum kilosu arasında negative korelasyon gözlendi. Birden çok cep telefonu kullanımının yenidoğanın doğum boyu, doğum kilosu ve doğum haftası üzerine negatif etki ettiği görüldü. Televizyon izleyen ve baz istasyonuna yakın bir yerde yaşayan annelerin bebeklerinin daha küçük kafa çapıyla doğdukları belirlendi.
Sonuç: Gebelik boyunca televizyon izlemek, cep telefonu kullanımı ve baz istasyonuna yakın yaşamak bebeğin antropometrik ölçümlerini negative yönde etkileyebilir.
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Bahreyni MH, Sadeghnia HR, Mohammad Mahdizadeh Feyzabadi M, Hosseini M, Hedayati M, Mosallanejad R, et al. Exposure to mobile phone (900–1800 MHz) during pregnancy: tissue oxidative stress after childbirth. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2017:1-6.Reference 6. Chen H, Zaiqing Q, Wenhui L. Effects of Simulated Mobile Phone Electromagnetic Radiation on Fertilization and Embryo Development. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2017;36:123-9.Reference 7. de Gannes FP, Billaudel B, Haro E, Taxile M, Montagner LL, Hurtier A, et al. Rat fertility and embryo fetal development: influence of exposure to the Wi-Fi signal. Reprod Toxicol 2013;36:1-5.Reference 8. Kismali G, Ozgur E, Guler G, Akcay A, Sel T, Seyhan N. The influence of 1800 MHz GSM-like signals on blood chemistry and oxidative stress in non-pregnant and pregnant rabbits. Int J Rad Biol 2012;88:414–9.Reference 9. Nazıroğlu M, Yüksel M, Köse SA, Özkaya MO. Recent reports of Wi-Fi and mobile phone-induced radiation on oxidative stress and reproductive signaling pathways in females and males. J Membr Biol 2013;246:869-875.Reference 10. Stasinopoulou M, Fragopoulou AF, Stamatakis A, Mantziaras G, Skouroliakou K, Papassideri IS, et al. Effects of pre-and postnatal exposure to 1880–1900MHz DECT base radiation on development in the rat. Reprod Toxicol 2016;65:248-62.Reference 11. Auger N, Joseph D, Goneau M, Daniel M. The relationship between residential proximity to extremely low frequency power transmission lines and adverse birth outcomes. J Epidemiol Community Health 2011;65:83-5.Reference 12. Auger N, Park AL, Yacouba S, Goneau M, Zayed J. Stillbirth and residential proximity to extremely low frequency power transmission lines: a retrospective cohort study. Occup Environ Med 2012;69:147-9.Reference 13. Col-Araz N. Evaluation of factors affecting birth weight and preterm birth in southern Turkey. J Pak Med Assoc 2013;63:459-62.Reference 14. Choi KH, Ha M, Ha EH, Park H, Kim Y, Hong YC. Neurodevelopment for the first three years following prenatal mobile phone use, radio frequency radiation and lead exposure. Environ Res 2017;156:810-7.Reference 15. Nisbet HO, Nisbet C, Akar A, Cevik M, Karayigit MO. Effects of exposure to electromagnetic field (1.8/0.9 GHz) on testicular function and structure in growing rats. Res Vet Sci 2012;93:1001-5.Reference 16. Özorak A, Nazıroğlu M, Çelik Ö, Yuksel M, Ozcelik D, Ozkaya MO, et al. Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz)-and mobile phone (900 and 1800 MHz)-induced risks on oxidative stress and elements in kidney and testis of rats during pregnancy and the development of offspring. Biol Trace Elem Res 2013; 156:221-9.Reference 17. Eskelinen T, Roivainen P, Mäkelä P, Keinänen J, Kauhanen O, Saarikoski S, et al. Maternal exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: Association with time to pregnancy and foetal growth. Environ Int 2016; 94:620-5.Reference 18. Topal Z, Hanci H, Mercantepe T, Erol HS, Keleş ON, Kaya H, et al. The effects of prenatal long-duration exposure to 900-MHz electromagnetic field on the 21-day-old newborn male rat liver. Turk J Med Sci 2015;45:291-7.Reference 19. Papadopoulou E, Haugen M, Schjølberg S, Magnus P, Brunborg G, Vrijheid M, et al. Maternal cell phone use in early pregnancy and child’s language, communication and motor skills at 3 and 5 years: the Norwegian mother and child cohort study (MoBa). BMC Public Health 2017;17:685.Reference 20. Migault L, Schwall X, Piel C, Leffondre K, Lacourt A, Cardis E, et al. O10-2 Maternal occupational exposure assessment to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) and pregnancy outcomes in the elfe cohort 2016: A20-A20.Reference 21. Baliatsas C, Bolte J, Yzermans J, Kelfkens G, Hooiveld M, Lebret E, et al. Actual and perceived exposure to electromagnetic fields and non-specific physical symptoms: An epidemiological study based on self-reported data and electronic medical records. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2015;218:331-44.Reference 22. Kjellqvist A, Palmquist E, Nordin S. Psychological symptoms and health-related quality of life in idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields. J Psychosom Res 2016;84:8-12.Reference 23. Guha N, Robert AB, Kurt S. Electromagnetic Fields. Textbook of Children's Environmental Health 2013:383.Reference 24. Darnton-Hill I, Mkparu U. Micronutrients in pregnancy in low-and middle-income countries. Nutrients 2015;7:1744-68.Reference 25. Kaplanoglu M, Bülbül M, Konca C, Kaplanoglu D, Tabak MS, Ata B. Gynecologic age is an important risk factor for obstetric and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies. Women Birth 2015:28:119-23.Reference 26. Zsuzsanna J. Smoking and pregnancy. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2010;89:416-7.Reference 27. Zheng W, Suzuki K, Tanaka T, Kohama M, Yamagata Z, Okinawa Child Health Study Group. Association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birthweight: Effects by maternal age. PloS one 2016;11:e0146241.Reference 28. Kaaja RJ, Ian AG. Manifestations of chronic disease during pregnancy. Jama 2005;294:2751-7.Reference 29. Han J, Cao Z, Liu X, Zhang W, Zhang S. Effect of early pregnancy electromagnetic field exposure on embryo growth ceasing. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 2010; 39:349-52.Reference 30. Christ A, Gosselin MC, Christopoulou M, Kühn S, Kuster N. Age-dependent tissue-specific exposure of cell phone users. Phys Med Biol 2010;55:1767.Reference 31. Poulletier de Gannes F, Haro E, Hurtier A, Taxile M, Athane A, Ait-Aissa S, et al. Effect of In Utero Wi‐Fi Exposure on the Pre‐and Postnatal Development of Rats. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol 2012;95:130-6.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Journal Section | Research |
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| Publication Date | December 29, 2019 |
| Acceptance Date | July 18, 2019 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 44 Issue: Supplement 1 |
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