Patient's question:
Starting from pregnancy, due to work reasons, I had to look at the computer for eight hours every day. Now the child has been born, and I stay at home to take care of the child while watching TV series on the computer. Yesterday, my husband got upset and said that the computer also has radiation, which is not good for newborns.What kind of help do I need: Do I have to look at the computer every day? Does computer radiation affect newborns?
Doctor's answer:
When using a computer, its surroundings can have electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, and electromagnetic fields of extremely high frequency, high frequency, medium frequency, and extremely low frequency. There are also electrostatic fields. However, their emission intensity is very weak, far below the values recommended by current Chinese and international health standards. It causes significant interference whether for adults or newborns. It's important to enhance anti-radiation measures to minimize exposure to the computer and other electronic devices, such as televisions, except for things like microwaves. For the sake of the child, the best approach is to suppress the radiation from the main unit, which is the strongest, by placing it as far away as possible, at least one meter away. This is not difficult to achieve, except that when the monitor is not in use, you should turn it off.