Study overviews

Please note that a publication can be assigned to several endpoints, i.e. the sum of publications from the individual thematic points and subpoints can be greater than the total sum of actual publications.

Epidemiological studies on power frequency fields (50/60 Hz)

528 studies in total
  1. 103 studies
  2. 85 studies
  3. 85 studies
  4. 81 studies
  5. 65 studies
  6. 64 studies
  7. 63 studies
  8. 62 studies
  9. 61 studies
  10. 31 studies

Reproductive/pregnancy effects 61 studies in total

Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Juutilainen J et al. 1993 case-control study women, children in utero 1984 - 1986 Finland early pregnancy loss magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, residential
Windham GC et al. 1990 case-control study women, children in utero, newborns 1986 - 1987 USA spontaneous abortion, low birthweight, and intrauterine growth retardation electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, occupational
Robert E 1993 case-control study women, children in utero, newborns 1988 - 1989 France birth defects: chromosomal aberrations, central nervous system anomalies, skeletal malformations, cardiac defects, facial clefts, hypospadias, anomalies of the digestive system, and anomalies of the urinary system magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Dlugosz L et al. 1992 case-control study women, children in utero, newborns 1988 - 1989 USA congenital defects magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, personal
Robert E et al. 1996 case-control study children in utero, newborns 1988 - 1991 France congenital anomaly magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Belanger K et al. 1998 cohort study women 1988 - 1991 USA spontaneous abortion magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, residential, personal
Shaw GM et al. 1999 case-control study women, children in utero, newborns 1989 - 1991 USA neural tube defect and orofacial cleft magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, personal
Auger N et al. 2019 cohort study women, children in utero, newborns 1989 - 2016 Canada birth defects: central nervous system, sense organs (eye, nose, ear), orofacial clefts, heart, respiratory, digestive, abdominal wall/diaphragm, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal systems, multiple defects magnetic field, electric field, power transmission line, 50/60 Hz, electrical substation, residential
Li DK et al. 1995 case-control study children in utero, newborns 1990 - 1991 USA congenital urinary tract anomalies magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, other domestic appliance, personal
Lee GM et al. 2000 cohort study women 1990 - 1991 USA spontaneous abortion magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, personal
Eskelinen T et al. 2016 cohort study women, children in utero, 18–44 years 1990 - 1994 Finland time to pregnancy, birth weight and small for gestational age magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, underground cable, electrical substation, other domestic appliance, residential, personal
Auger N et al. 2011 - women, children in utero, newborns 1990 - 2004 Canada preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age birth, and infant sex magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Smith EM et al. 1997 case-control study women 1991 - 1992 USA female infertility magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Gracia CR et al. 2005 case-control study men 1991 - 1997 USA male infertility magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, EMF general, occupational, also other exposures without EMF, not extractable
Grasso P et al. 1997 case-control study women 1992 - 1995 Italy spontaneous abortion magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, personal
Bracken MB et al. 1995 cohort study women, children in utero, newborns 1998 - 1991 USA birthweight and intrauterine growth retardation magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, PC/TV monitor, other domestic appliance, residential, personal
Malagoli C et al. 2012 case-control study women, children in utero, newborns 1998 - 2006 Italy birth defects magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Auger N et al. 2012 cohort study, retrospective cohort study women, children in utero 1998 - 2007 Canada stillbirth magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Savitz DA et al. 2006 cross-sectional study women 2003 - 2004 USA physical activity in pregnancy magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, other domestic appliance, personal
de Vocht F et al. 2014 cohort study women, children in utero, newborns 2004 - 2008 UK preterm birth, spontaneous preterm birth, small for gestational age, low birthweight (< 2500g), birth weight electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, underground cable, electrical substation, residential
Mahram M et al. 2013 cohort study women, children in utero, newborns 2011 Iran preterm delivery, duration of pregnancy, caesarean section, cause for caesarean section, birth weight and length, head circumference at birth, congenital abnormalities magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Migault L et al. 2020 pooled analysis women, children in utero, newborns 2011 France prematurity and small for gestational age magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, occupational, residential
Migault L et al. 2018 cohort study women, children in utero, newborns 2011, follow-up at the child's age of 2 months France premature birth between 33 and 37 weeks of gestation, small for gestational age magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, occupational, residential
Ren Y et al. 2019 cohort study women, children in utero, newborns 2012 China fetal growth: birth weight, skinfold thickness of back, triceps and abdomen, circumference of head, upper arm and abdomen magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, low frequency, personal
de Souza S et al. 2021 ecological study women, children in utero, newborns 2012 - 2017 Brazil congenital abnormality: gastroschisis magnetic field, power transmission line, 50/60 Hz, low frequency, residential