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Abstract
Several studies have looked into the safety of mobile phones in recent years with uncertain results. There is a growing body of evidence that exposure to high density microwaves can cause detrimental effects to the testis and eyes and induce significant biologic changes. The non-thermal effects of microwaves used in mobile phones has been controversial. There is no epidemiologic evidence today showing that occupational or daily life exposures to microwaves do any harm to human reproductive processes, but experimental animal studies have suggested that microwaves can produce intra-uterine effects including teratogenic effects. The present study aimed to assess the effect of electromagnetic waves of mobile phones on the fetal heart rate as well as fetal blood flow using the cardiotocography (CTG) monitoring and doppler ultrasound evaluation. This prospective study included 90 pregnant females, 30 complicated with IUGR with mean gestational age of 34.6 ± 0.85 wks, and 60 with normal pregnancy with gestational age of 36.25 ± 0.75wks. All patients included in the study were subjected proper full history taking, examination, CTG and doppler examination. Results of the current study showed a significant decrease in fetal kicks in group a compared to group B after cell phone use. No significant difference between study groups regarding CTG variability, acceleration and deceleration was observed. Our results indicated that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) do not cause any demonstrable effects on baseline FHR, acceleration or deceleration. However, our results showed significant lowering of fetal kicks after cell phone use in both IUGR and normal pregnancy groups