how many hours can one safely use the computer while pregnant?

Question

i am worried about vdt radiation

Answer 1

i just asked my husband, he is a computer technician, he said these days the computer dont leak any radiation, unless your monitor is older than 10 years, you are compleatly safe....

If your still unsure some universities have been doing studies to test that and here is an example of their findings from University of Massachusetts - Environmental Health & Safety Department (http://www.ehs.umass.edu/news_sum96.html)

NIOSH has concluded: "The radiation shielding that is already an integral part of the VDT equipment is adequate in protecting the worker against the radiation produced by the machine."

About the only thing you can get from sitting infront of a computer without adequate breaks is it can lead to eye strain and musculoskeletal problems.

Pregnancy
Thus far epidemiological studies have largely failed to show any association between reproductive problems and VDT use. In a detailed study conducted in March of 1991, federal government researchers found that pregnant women working all day at VDTs do not have a higher risk of miscarriage than pregnant women working at jobs not involving VDTs. The six-year study was conducted on 730 telephone operators in eight southeastern states.
The one exception was a ***1988*** study by Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program in Oakland, CA, which found a higher than expected rate of miscarriages among women working with VDTs for more than 20 hours per week. (2) The study's authors could not explain the cause of the elevated miscarriage rate, but several reasons have been postulated, including constrained posture and job stress.

NIOSH and other scientific organizations have concluded that VDTs do not present a radiation hazard to the pregnant VDT operator or to the developing fetus. In an article, a representative for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stated, "In reviewing all the studies and all that we know about VDT radiation, there is nothing in the machine itself that would have any effect on pregnancies." (2)


SO In Conclusion... The only time they found any evidence of VDT having any effect on pregnancy was way back in 1988.

Answer 2

I have never heard anyone talk about safety using the computer when pregnant. You hear people talk about cellphone dangers to your brain, one expert says it hurts and another says it doesn't. I would ask a doctor to be sure, but wouldn't expect that he would say it is a problem. If he says it is a problem, maybe you can come back on and spread the word so that other women know. Good Luck.

Answer 3

You can use it all day. I suggest that you do some research on babyceneter.com. I read that computers don't release radiation. The first computers ever used were of a concern, but now, it's not a problem.

Answer 4

I've never heard of such a thing. I would assume that it's completely safe to be on the computer while pregnant.

Answer 5

I have never heard anything about this!!!!! I have used it for awhile....how long do you plan to be on?

I can't imagine any normal amount of time would be harmful....

Answer 6

Hmmm I have never heard of it. But I think it would be just fine.

Answer 7

i worked 40+/wk pregnant----you have nothing to worry about