Radiation exposure in pregnancy: outcomes, perceptions and teratological counseling in Turkish women.

Background: Fetal effects of radiation are associated with the gestational week of exposure, dose, and duration of exposure, but the perception of risk of radiation in expecting mothers is greater than the actual risk of physical effects.

Objectives: Evaluate the overestimation of the teratogenic risk in women exposed to radiation and the role of teratological counseling in minimizing preconceptions.

Design: Analytical, cross-sectional.