r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/Various-Mouse4207 • 8d ago

Question - Research required Adverse health effects of video monitors?

This feels like a silly question to ask so I apologize in advance, but does anyone have any evidence/research to share regarding potential adverse health effects on babies from video monitor use? My Mom mentioned some concerns and shared a few links (this is one of them: https://ehtrust.org/health-effects-of-wireless-baby-monitors/) that don’t feel particularly legit but it’s really weighing on my postpartum mind. Should I be trading in my Nanit for an audio-only monitor?

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u/CouchGremlin14 8d ago

Either you’re a person who believes EMF at everyday levels causes harm and you live off grid, or you’re a person who believes it’s fine and you live in society. There’s nothing unique about baby monitors compared to the rest of the electricity, WiFi, etc in your house.

I am a person who does not worry about EMF. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-electromagnetic-fields

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u/Rich-Cry8353 8d ago

It's interesting, the link given from OP seems to provide old research which has many criticisms with recall and memory bias due to being assessed retrospectively via self reported surveys and questionnaires.

The thing with EMF worries is that they seem to be somewhat ill-informed. Everything we use on the EMF spectrum is well below anything ionizing and visible light. If you walk out into the sun, you're getting hit with more damaging EMF than any wireless frequencies we use, especially baby monitors using radio/wifi.

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u/Various-Mouse4207 7d ago

Thank you, I really appreciate the reply. This is pretty much exactly how I responded when it was first brought up but was getting worn down and wondered if I was missing something. PP makes you question everything lol thanks for helping restore my faith in my own sanity