The Dark Side of Prenatal Ultrasound and the Dangers of Non-Ionizing Radiation
By Jeanice Barcelo
Createspace Independent Publishing
If you are looking for a well-researched and extremely detailed book regarding the negative effects of ultrasound as well as non-ionizing radiation, I doubt you will find a more thorough option than this one by Jeanice Barcelo. It’s difficult to find the truth about the dangers of prenatal ultrasound; Barcelo has done all the work for you and provides an invaluable resource that all mothers should read. In her introduction, Barcelo admits that what started as an attempt to write one chapter regarding ultrasound led her down a rabbit hole. Fortunately, she gives readers the opportunity to travel down the rabbit hole with her.
Barcelo introduces and explains the multiple ways prenatal ultrasound can harm children. Ultrasound is radiation. Cellular damage, mitochondrial disruption, genetic mutations, chromosomal aberrations—these are just a few of the negative consequences discussed in the book. Does the baby hear the ultrasound? Does he or she experience a stressful response to it? Does it cause preterm labor, low birth weight or premature birth? Barcelo answers all of those questions, confirming these and other negative effects as the possible result of ultrasound based on the numerous studies that she cites. She even provides accounts of various mothers’ alarming prenatal ultrasound experiences as well as the account of a young child who remembers what it was like to receive an ultrasound while in the womb.
For those of us who need and appreciate visual proof, Barcelo includes images in Chapter Four of normal cells and cells after exposure to ultrasounds. One can see that after the ultrasound exposure, the cells become a tangled mess and move in a “frenetic and distorted” manner, whereas beforehand, the cells had “smooth edges” and were “moving in a clear direction.”
Although most of the book addresses the history, implementation and negative impacts of fetal ultrasound, it also dives into 5G, dirty electricity, microwave illness, solar energy, smart meters and airport scanners. I found Barcelo’s summary of EMF expert Dr. Martin Pall’s work particularly interesting in Chapter Nine, titled “Is Non-Ionizing Radiation Safe?” Pall confirms the fact that cell phones and other pulsing wireless devices significantly interfere with calcium signaling and can produce various neuropsychiatric problems. This is just the tip of the iceberg, however; Barcelo spends the rest of the chapter detailing exactly what is occurring in our bodies, as well as in our developing children’s brains and bodies, when exposed to non-ionizing radiation. Leaving no stone unturned, she provides readers with a plethora of studies, statistics and summaries of events.
Of course, one of the many questions that arise after reading this book is, “Why is so much of this information being buried?” This is not a pleasant topic or easy book to read. One reads it to discover what is happening to our children and why. It’s a book for those looking to understand our children’s early exposures (both in utero and after birth), learn where and how children are receiving damaging exposure to radiation and see the detrimental effects it has on their brains and bodies. The wealth of information contained in the book may be upsetting, but it is information that is necessary for all mothers (as well as fathers, doctors and midwives) to read.
The Dark Side of Prenatal Ultrasound will be of great interest to WAPFers who question the medical establishment, yearn to be independent of the medical system and trust mothers’ innate ability to grow and give birth to a healthy baby. I will definitely be adding the book to my bookshelf. A big thumbs up!
This article appeared in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Winter 2023
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MaryAnn says
Would love to read/buy this. How do I find this book? I looked on Amazon, Abe books and at my local library. Nothing! Not surprising but please tell me how to find this book. Not having access to it makes me want to read it all the more!
Dajah says
Try going on the author’s website to purchase
Laura says
I cannot find this book either! How can I get my hands on this?
Dajah says
I got the book from the author’s website.