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- From: ashley@oar.net (Ashley Burns)
- Subject: Re: VDT's in Pregnancy (was Re: Newly Pregnant (what to do?)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.171903.4067@oar.net>
- Organization: OARnet, Columbus, OH.
- References: <1992Dec27.001846.8305@INRS-Telecom.UQuebec.CA> <1992Dec29.145836.15855@trentu.ca>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:19:03 GMT
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- [Kate, I seem to be following up on several of your posts. Cheers, Ashley]
-
- In article <1992Dec29.145836.15855@trentu.ca> xtkmg@trentu.ca (Kate Gregory) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec27.001846.8305@INRS-Telecom.UQuebec.CA> hollan@INRS-Telecom.UQuebec.CA (Rene Hollan) writes:
- >>
- >>Anyway, onto my reasons for posting. I thought I would get others opinion on
- >>pregnant moms using VDT's. I have heard so many different views on the subject
- >>and don't know what to do. As I can't get an answer from my GYN until the 5th
- >>I thought I would ask you what your doctor may have told you. I am hoping
- >>that this is safe because I would miss not reading the net. Please send me
- >
- >Well, let me give you the short answer first: you're fine sitting in
- >front of a video display terminal or television, but avoid being
- >*behind* them. If your office is set up with people's terminals
- >back-to-back you may want to ask it be re-arranged so you don't sit
- >behind someone else's screen.
-
- Could you give more information on the dangers of sitting behind people's
- terminals? I didn't see any more info about this in your post. At this
- very moment my 5-mo-old is sitting next to my terminal (side by side
- with it). Could this be harmful?
-
- --Ashley, ashley@oar.net
-