Ultraviolet Radiation and Its Effects on Pregnancy: A Review Study

Background: Seasons and vitamin D are factors that are directly and indirectly related to ultraviolet radiations and can affect pregnancy. Therefore, the present study aims at investigating the effects of being exposed to direct ultraviolet radiation during pregnancy period and its effects on fetal growth, premature birth, and high blood pressure.Methods: This study was conducted by searching different websites such as Medline, EMbase, ProQuest, Global Health, GoogleScholar, and Scoupus. From the 430 articles we found that were published from 1985 to 2017, 7 highly relevant articles were used. Results: the results showed that being exposed to ultraviolet radiation during the first three months of pregnancy is associated with improved fetal growth and causes high blood pressure during pregnancy. Discussion and conclusions: The literature shows that being women exposure to ultraviolet radiation had beneficial effects on fetal growth and blood pressure during pregnancy period. However, since this issue has not been extensively studied in the past, the results from previous studies should be generalized with extreme care and caution. Therefore, it is suggested that further studies be carried out in this area.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ultraviolet Radiation ، Pregnancy ، Gynecology ، Fetal Growth