Subject:  Re emf and pregnancy (fwd)
Date:     Thu, 12 Nov 1998 083920 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 20:01:01
From: "Richard W.  Woodley" 
To: "Shurtz, Rick (KADENVER)" 
Cc: rbeavers@llion.org
Subject: Re: emf and pregnancy

	These are always the most difficult types of inquiries to respond to -
requests for personal advice. I must say that I see myself as an
information provider rather than an expert on the subject so I am really
not qualified to give  personal advice. I suggest you find all the
information you can on our site and others like it. However I will say I
would be concerned. You might want to take readings of the EMFs in your
home - in various locations, with and without the power turned on  - to
find fields resulting from the power line , the local distribution line, as
well as the home wiring. You will probably want to choose the room with the
lowest levels for the nursery. Although we do not know if any levels are
safe below 2-3 mG is usually considered an acceptable risk.

	There have been studies of pregnant women and electric blankets as well as
VDT use that have raised concerns. I know of no studies of pregnant women
and power line fields, although there may be some. There are also many
studies linking childhood cancer and leukemia to power line fields. Chronic
exposure is normally the greatest concern rather than intermittent exposure.

	I hope this will be of some help to you. I will also forward this message
to a mailing list of experts who may be able to provide further insight for
you.

At 12:50  09/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm wondering if you know of any information that deals with pregnancy
>and EMF.  If not, is there anyone who could address the following
>question for me?
>
>My wife may be pregnant.  We should know for certain next week or very
>soon thereafter.  We live next to a major power line.  It didn't occur
>to us until yesterday that this could be a problem.  It struck us that a
>baby would be forming at the very smallest levels in the next few months
>and we wondered if exposure to this major power line could be a problem.
>We are close enough to it that we can hear the buzz from our porch.
>
>Questions:
>Do we have reason to be concerned?
>If we have reason to be concerned how soon do we need to act?  Should we
>be concerned about any exposure at all or just prolonged exposure?  Our
>lease is up at the end of December.  
>Is there anything we can do for protection in the mean time?
>
>I really appreciate any insight you have.
>
>Sincerely,
>Rick Shurtz
>
>
>

********************* Richard W. Woodley *********************       
woodley@igs.net *********** http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ab190/       
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