This page provides links to credible resources from professional organizations, regulatory bodies, and academic groups regarding radiation exposure, pregnancy, and occupational safety.
General Information & Fact Sheets
These resources provide a broad overview of radiation exposure and pregnancy.
- Ionizing Radiation – Pregnant Workers | OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Radiation and Pregnancy Fact Sheet Update 2022 (Health Physics Society
- Get Radiation Answers About Radiation & Pregnancy (Radiation Answers)
- Learn about Pregnancy and Radiation Exposure (Health Physics Society – Ask the Experts)
- Radiation Protection for the Pregnant Worker (Landauer Nexus Interview)
More On Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures
These links address radiation exposure from medical procedures, such as X-rays and Nuclear Medicine.
- Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnant and Lactating Patients (UpToDate)
- Doses from Medical Radiation: The Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Patient (Health Physics Society)
- Iodine-131 (MotherToBaby)
- Nuclear Medicine and the Pregnant Patient Q&A (Health Physics Society)
- Pregnancy and Radiation – What Patients Need to Know | IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)
- Radiation and Pregnancy (Health Physics Society)
- X-rays (MotherToBaby)
- X-Rays, Pregnancy and You | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Regulatory Guidance & Standards
Resources on regulatory bodies regarding the standards for radiation safety programs for pregnant workers.
- Declared Pregnant Woman in Nuclear Medicine (J. Nucl. Med. Technol. 1996 – Kane, 83-91)
- NRC Regulations Title 10 CFR Part 20 – Standards for Protection Against Radiation (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
NRC Regulatory Guide 8.13, R3 (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Expert Consultations & Counseling
Resources for confidential advice and questions about medication, chemical, or radiation exposures during pregnancy.
- Ask the Experts – HPS (Health Physics Society – Q&A Forum)
- HPS (Health Physics Society Main Page)
- MotherToBaby (Counseling on Exposures During Pregnancy)
Related Information
- Effects on the Egg & Sperm (Information on reproductive effects of radiation)