Earlier this week, some newspapers published a study according to which mothers that use their mobile phones during pregnancy could give birth to children with behavioral problems. The articles have raised some concerns in moms all over the world, but the scientists whose study was published have rushed to say it was misinterpreted.

The newspapers said that the study conducted by American and Danish researchers over a number of 13,000 mothers in Denmark has shown a correlation between mothers that used mobile phones during pregnancy and the postnatal period and children with behavioral problems. It stated that talking on the phone more than two times a day would increase the chances of one’s child developing hyperactivity with about 54 percent. Newspapers have stated that this was not a result of radiations or pollution of any kind, but the fact that mothers chatting on the phone spend less time with their babies.

The researchers that conducted the study have rushed to say that the information that appeared in newspapers was a misinterpretation. According to them what the newspapers said was just briefly mentioned in their work. What is more, the study does not scientifically demonstrate this conclusion, but merely presents a correlation between two observed facts. The scientists have also stated that a whole series of sociological factors could be responsible for the finding. One aspect that supports this idea is the fact that the women that were questioned had been mothers in the ’90, when cell phone users could have probably been more prevalent among richer persons, who tend to focus more on their career and spend less time with their children.