During pregnancy, avoid sitting in front of a computer for several hours at a time in order to prevent backache and blood clots.
Radiation from X-rays and computers during pregnancy: safe or not?
All electrical equipment can produce low frequency (non-ionising) radiation. Computer monitors have internal shielding that reduces non-ionising radiation to safe levels. Computer users who sit at a normal distance from their monitors receive extremely low exposures. Current research suggests there are few, if any, health effects caused by non-ionising radiation among computer users.
Many pregnant women are worried that the low-level electromagnetic fields (non-ionising radiation) produced by computer monitors could cause miscarriage or harm their unborn baby. It is heartening to know that studies have shown no evidence that this is the case.
However, avoid sitting in front of a computer for several hours at a time because you may experience worsening of your backache. If you must spend extended periods in front of the computer, take frequent short breaks to walk, stretch and move to prevent blood clots in the legs (deep vein thrombosis).
"The New Art and Science of Pregnancy and Childbirth", a pregnancy book by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), a member of the SingHealth group.
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