Patient's question:
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose:My wife is about a month pregnant. I've heard that it's not advisable to use computers or watch TV after becoming pregnant, but I think it should be fine at the beginning, right? Additionally, we use a laptop at home, and the radiation from a laptop should be negligible, shouldn't it? Please provide an explanation from the experts. Thank you!
Doctor's answer:
Hello: When using a computer, electromagnetic radiation can exist around it, including X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared rays, and extremely high-frequency, high-frequency, medium-frequency, and extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields, as well as electrostatic fields. However, the intensity of their emissions is very weak and far below the current health standards required by China and international standards. A decade of tracking surveys have shown that the electromagnetic radiation emitted by computers is very small and is safe for the human body, including pregnant women, as well as for sperm, eggs, zygotes, embryos, and fetuses. In real life, the occurrence of miscarriages or the birth of malformed fetuses among individual computer operators is a phenomenon and should not be used to "condemn" computers. To this day, foreign experts have not provided scientific evidence that computers can affect fetuses. Therefore, he advises some expectant fathers and mothers that there is no need to "fear computers" and that normal computer use before and during pregnancy will not affect your little baby.(1) The radiation emitted by computers is far below the international standards, posing no threat to adults.
(2) During the first three months of pregnancy, when the fetus is in a sensitive period of cell division and organ differentiation, radiation protection is necessary:
1. Keep at least one meter away from the computer.
2. Wear protective clothing.
3. Take a shower and change clothes after finishing work.