Delivery outcome among physiotherapists in Sweden: is non-ionizing radiation a fetal hazard

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1982.10667540· OSTI ID:6711261

Kallen, B; Malmquist, G; Moritz, U

A cohort study was made on 2,043 infants born to 2,018 females registered as physiotherapists at the time of pregnancy during 1973 to 1978. The incidence of perinatal death, serious malformation, short gestational duration, and low birth weight was slightly below the expected with consideration given to maternal age and parity distribution. Information on occupational exposure (use of shortwave, microwave, and ultrasonic equipment, X-ray exposure, use of electrostimulator or hexachlorophene-containing soaps) was obtained in a case-control study within the cohort from mail questionnaires with a 93% response rate. The only positive finding was a higher incidence of shortwave equipment use among the females with a dead or malformed infant than among controls. Various explanations for this finding are discussed.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Lund, Sweden
• OSTI ID: 6711261
• Journal Information: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 37:2; ISSN AEHLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
AGE GROUPS
CHILDREN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EUROPE
GERMICIDES
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INFANTS
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MICROWAVE RADIATION
MORTALITY
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
OCCUPATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
PREGNANCY
PRENATAL EXPOSURE
RADIATIONS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SAFETY
SCANDINAVIA
SHORT WAVE RADIATION
SOAPS
SOUND WAVES
SWEDEN
TERATOGENESIS
ULTRASONIC WAVES
WESTERN EUROPE
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