Pregnancy and computer

Is the computer harmful for pregnant women? While there is no consensus among doctors and medical specialists on this score. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, for such a short period of time it is difficult to draw conclusions about the influence of the computer on pregnancy and to establish whether the computer harms the future mother and her baby or not. Secondly, computer technologies are developing rapidly, new models of computer technology are constantly appearing, and today people work completely behind other computers than, say, ten years ago. How can I keep up with medical research for rapid technological progress.

[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6],

The influence of the computer on pregnancy

To date, there is no reliable information on the increase due to the computer impact of miscarriage, increasing the frequency of defects in the formation and development of the baby, the likelihood of pathologies, placental abruption, etc. A computer monitor does create electromagnetic and electrostatic fields, but they do not affect the genetic apparatus in any way, and there is no relationship between them and possible mutations in human cells, at least, so far official science claims. It is likely that these data will not undergo changes in the development of scientific thought.

But the harm of working at a computer can be viewed not only from the point of view of possible radiations, but also in terms of lifestyle and type of activity. And in this case some other aspects that exert their influence on the female body during pregnancy can be revealed. We will consider these points further.

Harm your computer and pregnancy

Pregnancy is characterized by changes in blood circulation, and this, of course, affects the eyes and their functioning. This is fraught with changes in the fundus, may occur myopia or begin to progress if it has already been observed in a future mother. The load on the eyes of a woman during pregnancy and so increases, so working with a computer can aggravate these processes.

Work at the computer provides a sitting position, because of what stagnation of blood occurs in the small pelvis. The organs located in the abdominal cavity, especially the uterus, are less supplied with blood, metabolic processes slow down. This leads to the fact that blood enters the fetus worse, and this is not a very good situation.

When pregnancy often develops or worsens hemorrhoids. Because of the formation and growth of the fetus, the uterus increases with the time of pregnancy, while occupying the greater part of the abdominal cavity. Usually, this causes the moving organs to move upward and to press the rectum into the basin. Because of the clamping of venous vessels, the carvenous bodies are overfilled with blood and, as a consequence, hemorrhoidal nodes are formed.

A sitting position when working at a computer is even an ordinary person has an important risk factor for hemorrhoids, not to mention pregnant women, who additionally play the role of the above conditions.

When pregnancy inevitably adds weight, the center of gravity of the body shifts forward, the load on the spine of a pregnant woman is seriously increased. In addition, future mothers often suffer from calcium deficiency in the body. Seated position when working with a computer, and even more uncomfortable posture due to improper organization of the working space, which is quite common, pose a threat to the development of osteochondrosis, and other diseases that the spine and joints can undergo. The last weeks of pregnancy in this regard are especially dangerous. Such a phenomenon as pain in the back and lower back is familiar to almost all pregnant women.

Working at the computer, especially in the office, promises the future mother to stay for a long time in a room that is poorly ventilated. And oxygen is very important for both the health of mother and her future child.

Important in pregnancy and the psychological condition of the mothers, and work, both in general, and at the computer in particular, is fraught with constant stress. Therefore, pregnant women should be regarded as a potential opportunity to create stress in the workplace and to decide whether to work during a pregnancy, including a computer.

Prevention of computer damage during pregnancy

Of course, in a good way, a pregnant woman should minimize the time spent at the computer. But if, after all, such a need or desire is present, it is necessary to organize your stay at the computer as much as possible and take preventive measures to minimize the harm from the computer for the pregnant woman to a minimum.

• Properly organize your workplace, make it comfortable and comfortable, follow the correct working posture.
• Observe the mode of work and rest. As little as possible to spend time at the computer, take breaks at work for at least fifteen minutes, at this time it is good to perform exercises for the neck, hands, eyes, stretch, combine it with special exercises for pregnant women. Ideal - in breaks to go out for fresh air. At work to change a pose, to move shoulders, hands, a head.

Try to minimize the time spent by the computer. Every hour, take 15-minute breaks in work, during these breaks, always stand up, stretch, walk, perform several easy physical exercises (head tilts and turns, exercises for hands, sipping). If the situation allows, perform a special set of exercises for pregnant women. It is very useful during the break to leave the room, breathe the fresh air. And during work as often as possible, every 10-15 minutes, change the pose, move your shoulders, legs, head.

In general, the computer itself does not have any harm to the health of the pregnant woman and her future baby. Deliver some discomfort and contribute to the development of unwanted diseases can only be the wrong organization of the work process. To avoid undesirable consequences of working at a computer, it is important for a pregnant woman to follow a set of preventive measures. Then work at the computer can not affect the pregnancy.