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  • 05-19-2008, 07:41 AM
    tavenger5
    I think this is a bunch of BS. How can you even correlate the two and say that such problems can arise from the mother's cell phone use? I could see if they found that cell phone use while pregnant resulted in a specific birth defect, but behavioral problems?

    This is just like when 'authoritative research' says that eggs are bad every couple years then they find out that there is an obvious other control that they overlooked, like society or myspace.

    "Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research.

    A giant study, which surveyed more than 13,000 children, found that using the handsets just two or three times a day was enough to raise the risk of their babies developing hyperactivity and difficulties with conduct, emotions and relationships by the time they reached school age. And it adds that the likelihood is even greater if the children themselves used the phones before the age of seven."



    At least they did say that it could be more of a social issue:

    "They add that there might be other possible explanations that they did not examine – such as that mothers who used the phones frequently might pay less attention to their children – and stress that the results "should be interpreted with caution" and checked by further studies. But they conclude that "if they are real they would have major public health implications"."

    Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent

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