The impact of chest X-ray on pregnant women

Expectant mothers are all happily preparing to welcome the arrival of their little life. But sometimes an unintentional action can have a great impact on the unborn child, such as chest X-ray. Today, without knowing the examination mechanism and adverse effects of chest X-ray, many mothers make an extremely serious mistake - doing chest X-ray. Now, let me introduce chest X-ray for pregnant women.

Chest X-ray for pregnant women refers to pregnant women undergoing chest X-ray examination knowingly or unknowingly. Since chest X-ray uses a certain dose of radiation, and this X-ray radiation is harmful to the human body, especially affecting chromosomes and other reproductive-related factors, the issue of chest X-ray for pregnant women is still relatively serious. It concerns the health of the fetus, and expectant mothers must pay attention to it.

Chest X-ray examination mainly uses X-rays, which have the property of penetrating the human body to form an image of the human body on the screen. The amount of radiation in chest X-ray is the largest among all X-ray examinations. One chest X-ray is equivalent to 10 X-ray examinations.

Excessive exposure to X-rays or exposure to X-rays may cause fetal malformations. During pregnancy, you should reduce the time spent playing with your mobile phone, and it is best not to take more than 3 ultrasounds during the entire pregnancy. Once at 3 months, once at 5 months, and once at 8 months.

Generally speaking, chest X-ray has a great impact on babies. Its radiation is very high. Compared with mobile phones and computers, the radiation from chest X-ray is much higher. If radiation exposure occurs early in organogenesis, low fetal birth weight may occur. Even after full development, radiation can still affect the fetus's gonads, teeth, and central nervous system, which continues to develop, and may cause functional disorders and mental retardation.

When a pregnant woman is between 8 and 12 weeks pregnant, the embryonic cells are very sensitive to various harmful factors. If they are exposed to a large amount of X-rays, miscarriage, premature birth, deformity, cerebral edema or even death may occur. After 8-12 weeks of pregnancy, although the fetal organs are fully developed, you are in rapid development and it is still forbidden to use large amounts of X-ray exposure.

Avoid X-ray exposure during early pregnancy, especially in the first three months. If it is a routine chest X-ray, it can be postponed to 6-7 months. If long-term exposure is required, it should be postponed until after 36 weeks. At this time, the fetus is basically mature, and an X-ray will not have much impact on the fetus.

If you have a chest X-ray when it is not worth getting pregnant, don't panic. You can go to an obstetrician for genetic counseling and then decide whether to continue the pregnancy.

The human body is most sensitive to X-rays. If exposed to X-rays before pregnancy, the reproductive cells may be affected, and in severe cases, fetal malformations may occur. Therefore, couples should not undergo X-ray examinations before pregnancy, especially of the abdomen. If you really want to do a check-up, you should wait until 4 weeks before conceiving.

As can be seen from the above, it is a very wrong behavior for pregnant women to do chest X-rays, which has serious effects not only on pregnant women but also on the fetus. If you must have a chest X-ray, wait at least three months before deciding to have a baby, for the health of your child and your own body. When you are thinking about having a baby, you must think carefully. If you have had a chest X-ray during pregnancy, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time to ensure safety.