The Dangers of Radiation Exposure During Pregnancy

There are many things a pregnant woman needs to avoid, including radiation. It is believed that pregnant women who are exposed to radiation are highly likely to deliver babies with birth defects. In utero exposure to radiation can also increase the child’s cancer risk later in life.

Professor Edamisan Temiye, a Paediatric Oncologist and lecturer in the College of Medicine in the University of Lagos, said children exposed to x-ray radiation during pregnancy have high chances of developing cancer as they grow up. According to him, children with abnormalities in their bodies are also predisposed to cancer due to genetic factors. …read more