Electromagnetic Radiation Generating by Device Usage; Birth Weight and Delivery Time

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines babies who are born weighing less than 2500 g as low birth weight (LBW). LBW consist of 60% of the infant mortality in infancy and carries 40 times increase in the risk of neonatal mortality during the first 28 days. Preterm babies account for 27% of nearly 4 million neonatal deaths worldwide every year (1, 2). All devices have electric current, power lines generate electric, and magnetic fields that are collectively defined EMFs. All individuals are exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) by I. extremely low frequency (ELF) fields from electrical and electronic appliances and power lines, and II. radiation emissions (R) from wireless devices such as cell and cordless phones, cellular antennas and towers, and broadcast transmission towers. Exposure to ELF and EMFs is considered a genotoxic factor due to ending of DNA breakage and damage. Its role as a cancerogenic agent, particularly in brain tumors and childhood leukemia, is expressed in previous studies (3-7).