Children whose mothers used their mobile phones more than four times a day during pregnancy are more likely to be hyperactive, study reveals

May 4th, 2017

Awake Goy

Children whose mothers frequently spoke on their mobile phones while pregnant are more likely to be hyperactive.

Youngsters aged five to seven are 28 per cent more likely to suffer if their mothers spoke on a mobile four times, or for over an hour, a day while expecting.

Children whose mothers never used a mobile phone while pregnant have the lowest risk of behavioural or emotional problems.

This may be due to the radio waves, known as electromagnetic radiation, given off by mobile phones, which has uncertain health implications.

Scientists from across the world analysed over 83,884 mother-children pairs based in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Korea from 1996 to 2011.

Speaking on the phone more than four times a day, or for over an hour, while expecting increases hyperactivity in five to seven year olds by 28 per cent, global research has found

Around 93 per cent of adults in the UK own a mobile phone.

Most research suggests the radio waves they give off are safe.

Yet, this is only based on findings from the past 20 years.

Any longer-term health risks are unknown.