Response to Mortazavi's comment.

Response to Mortazavi's comment.

Acta Paediatr. 2017 Sep 13;:

Authors: Valerio BC, Buonocore G

Abstract
Mortazavi's comment (1) on our letter (2) on whether electromagnetic fields (EMF) in incubators are a risk factor for autism contains several points that need to be corrected. First, we did not base our observations just on our previous papers as Mortazavi maintains. In fact, our observations were also based on several more papers about EMF in incubators, including the paper by Calvente et al, which was published in 2017 (3). Second, it is incorrect to write that a very simple intervention, such as changing the infants' sleep position, namely the position of the head and feet, can lead to a significant drop, as big as several orders of magnitude, in the infant's brain exposure (1), because in most incubators EMF levels are similar at all points of the mattress. Third, he writes that EMF can only be a risk for autism when the exposure happens in the first trimester of pregnancy. However, the paper he quotes deals with adult mice, not embryos, which does not support this opinion. On the contrary, studies supporting the correlation between EMF and autism in adults are available (4). Any association between EMF and autism is still a hypothesis. Despite this, the EMFs that babies are exposed to in incubators would hardly be acceptable for a hospitalised adult and we continue to maintain that these levels should be monitored and regulated. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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