A new study of Study of 13,000 children has just been published indicating a probable link between a pregnant mother using a mobile phone and the child born subsequently having behavioural problems. The study correlation was 80% or so.
The study stated that "Exposure
to cell phones prenatally-and, to a lesser degree, postnatally-was
associated with behavioral difficulties such as emotional and
hyperactivity problems around the age of school entry. These
associations may be noncausal and may be due to unmeasured confounding.
If real, they would be of public health concern given the widespread
use of this technology."
The PubMed article can be found [ here ]
This was first reported by the Independent on Sunday of 18th May 2008 "Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby"
The Daily Mail of 19th May 2008 reported "Pregnant women who use mobile phones are 'more likely to have children with behavioural problems', say scientists"
The Daily Telegraph of 19th May 2008 reported "Mobile phone use linked to behavioural problems in children"
Disappointingly, the BBC, The Guardian and The Times ignored this important study.
Sindy Sage, editor of the BioInitiative Report comments "It would not be surprising that cell phone use by mothers-to-be can
trigger inflammatory conditions leading to altered brain development in
the fetus, which in turn might lead to behavioral disorders later in
the child." [ read more here ]