Incubator EMF alters babies' heart rates

It is likely that particular frequencies created by the incubators are
responsible for the effects on heart rate described below.
I personally experienced severe cardiac symptoms associated with "dirty
electricity," before I found out what the cause was. It began with "preatrial
cardiac syndrome," a condition in which one chamber of the heart contracts at the
wrong time. When I asked doctors what caused that, they said that the
timing of the electrical signal there was off. When I asked what caused that,
they had no idea. Eventually, my blood pressure was affected as well, andI had
"spells" in which blood pressure and heart rate would both suddenly double,
while my heart leaped like a frog. Occasionally, it would temporarily stop.  
Later, after I had addressed the cause, a doctor doing followup with me was
amazed to find that my pulse and blood pressure were absolutely fine. They
have remained so. Of course, I have to avoid exposure, which limits whereI
can go and what I can do.
-Shivani

Incubator electromagnetic fields alter newborns' heart rates
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/bmj-ief043008.php

The electromagnetic fields produced by incubators alter newborns’ heart
rates, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Fetal and Neonatal
Edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood.

It is not clear what the long term effects might be, but this could have
implications for babies born prematurely, who may spend several weeks or months in
incubators, say the authors.

The research team assessed the variability in the heart rate of 43 newborn
babies, none of whom was critically ill or premature.

The heart rates of 27 of these babies were assessed over three periods of
five minutes each, during which the incubator motor was left running, then
switched off, then left running again.

To see if noise might be a factor, because incubators are noisy, 16 newborns
were exposed to “background noise,” by placing a tape beside the baby’s head,
while the incubator motor was switched off.

The tape recording, which reproduced the sound of the incubator fan, was
played for five minutes, paused for five minutes, and then played again forfive
minutes.

There were no differences in heart rate variability in the tape recorded
babies. But there were significant differences in the heart rate variability of
babies in the incubators.

The heart rate variability fell significantly during the periods when the
incubator was switched on.

Decreased heart rate variability is a strong predictor of a poor prognosis in
adult patients with heart disease and the general population, the evidence
shows.

Heart rate variability is made up of low and high frequency components, and
the ratio between the two is higher in premature babies than it is in adults.

The authors suggest that this may be influenced by the powerful
electromagnetic fields created by incubators.

They conclude that modifications to the design of incubators could help, but
they add that as yet it is unclear what long term consequences there may beof
exposure to electromagnetic fields at such a tender age.

“International recommendations and laws set levels to safeguard thehealth of
workers exposed to electromagnetic fields: newborns should be worthy of
similar protection,” they say.

Contact: Rachael Davies
[hidden email]
44-020-738-36529
BMJ-British Medical Journal


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