Is It Ever Safe To Have An X-Ray During Pregnancy?

If you’re female, and you need an x-ray, one of the first questions you typically get asked is “Any chance you could be pregnant?”
For years we have worried exposing a baby in the womb to radiation will cause a birth defect or some other complication, especially if the x-rays are done early in the pregnancy.
But a new report in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says x-rays during may not be as dangerous as some patients and doctors believe.
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