{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4426","number":"4426","name":"Brianna Stierle","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-24T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-15T04:00Z","body":"I am a mother of three children. My middle child, has autism. When I was pregnant with him, I slept in a room with the WiFi router right next to my bed for my entire pregnancy. My son also slept in a bassinet in the same room near this WiFi router for the first year of his life. At the time I had no idea the negative effects of emf on the body and brain. I think research should look into how emf impacts a developing fetus and a child’s brain in the first year of life. I’m not sure whether this contributed to my sons autism, but if there is a link to autism it should be studied so future families know the risks. ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4426","tags":["child-development","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"09905365b6d64e19b97906fdff716d41eb3ffa3981b4689953a1331548fa25a7","slug":"child-development-comment-4426","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4426","body_sha256":"ef13809d727d843cefdaa94f3cf1b58fba62adf3c91832d4498e2c7922ff69ed","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"reproductive","topics":[{"id":"reproductive","evidence":" the WiFi router right next to my bed for my entire pregnancy. My son also slept in a bassinet in the same room near this WiFi"},{"id":"children","evidence":" into how emf impacts a developing fetus and a child’s brain in the first year of life. I’m not sure whether this contributed to my sons autism"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"regnant with him, I slept in a room with the WiFi router right next to my bed for my entire pregnancy. My son also slept in a bassinet in the "},{"id":"research","evidence":"ons autism, but if there is a link to autism it should be studied so future families know the risks."}],"summary":"A parent describes Wi-Fi proximity during pregnancy and a son’s infancy, notes his autism diagnosis without asserting causation, and asks for research on fetal and early brain development.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-24T20:09:12Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"8e7baa67078fdc199c16783a06a9adeef8e1d25dc148f5440b2aac320a6b918a","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["reproductive","children","wifi","research"],"primary_topic":"reproductive","forum_title":"A parent describes Wi-Fi proximity during pregnancy and a son’s infancy, notes his autism diagnosis witho…"}