Tanning pregnant women? - tanTALK

Sonshinetans · 03-16-2001, 12:05 PM

One of our customers is three months pregnant.She has her doctors permission to tan, should we tan her or not?????Are we under any liability?Thanks,------------------Tommy Lowery

CHUNN · 03-16-2001, 04:15 PM

Tan her!Michael

CHUNN · 03-16-2001, 04:16 PM

Do you have salon liability insurance? If so see what they recommend.Michael

Tan-U-Too · 03-16-2001, 09:09 PM

There is not a speck of evidence this is dangerous to thew baby. The biggest danger is the mother getting too hot.

Carin Walker · 03-16-2001, 11:27 PM

We have had several pregnant women tan with us. If their doctor okays it I recommend that they come early in the morning before the beds get too hot. From what I understand it is not the rays to be concerned about, it is the hot air they are breathing in. If they come in later in the day I tell them to ask for a bed that has not been used recently. Sometimes that is haard to do as we are so busy this time of year.------------------Carin WalkerSandollar Tanning Resorts

BOBER96 · 03-26-2001, 06:56 PM

Tommy,I would strongly advise against it.We absolutely will not knowingly tan a pregnant woman. The reason behind not tanning when pregnant is this (from my ob/gyn):The UV is not the factor, it is the heat. Anytime a pregnant woman raises her core body temperature it is risking damage to the fetus. This is also why a sauna or hot tub shouldn't be used. Also, if that pregnant woman tans in your beds, slips on her way out of the bed, falls and loses that baby, do you really want to be responsible for that?? I know I don't. There are enough sue-happy people out there, don't set yourself up for it. It is just not worth it. Sell them a self tanner, extend their membership/package, whatever it takes. I just wouldn't be tanning them. Don't set yourself up for that.

Sunboy · 03-26-2001, 10:18 PM

Gee so I got jumped on for, heaven forbid, allowing people to tan for the full time the first time in the salon but it's ok to tan people when they're pregnant? Take your own advice Tan-U-Too, good luck to you when someone sues you.

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03-16-2001, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sonshinetans Join Date: Oct 23 2000 Location: alabama Posts: 455 Rep Power: 13	One of our customers is three months pregnant.She has her doctors permission to tan, should we tan her or not?????Are we under any liability?Thanks,------------------Tommy Lowery

03-16-2001, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
CHUNN Join Date: Oct 17 2000 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 3,819 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 14	Tan her!Michael

03-16-2001, 04:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
CHUNN Join Date: Oct 17 2000 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 3,819 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 14	Do you have salon liability insurance? If so see what they recommend.Michael

03-16-2001, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tan-U-Too Join Date: Dec 5 2000 Posts: 374 Rep Power: 13	There is not a speck of evidence this is dangerous to thew baby. The biggest danger is the mother getting too hot.

03-16-2001, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Carin Walker Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Oct 24 2000 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	We have had several pregnant women tan with us. If their doctor okays it I recommend that they come early in the morning before the beds get too hot. From what I understand it is not the rays to be concerned about, it is the hot air they are breathing in. If they come in later in the day I tell them to ask for a bed that has not been used recently. Sometimes that is haard to do as we are so busy this time of year.------------------Carin WalkerSandollar Tanning Resorts

03-26-2001, 06:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
BOBER96 Join Date: Oct 17 2000 Posts: 905 Rep Power: 13	Tommy,I would strongly advise against it.We absolutely will not knowingly tan a pregnant woman. The reason behind not tanning when pregnant is this (from my ob/gyn):The UV is not the factor, it is the heat. Anytime a pregnant woman raises her core body temperature it is risking damage to the fetus. This is also why a sauna or hot tub shouldn't be used. Also, if that pregnant woman tans in your beds, slips on her way out of the bed, falls and loses that baby, do you really want to be responsible for that?? I know I don't. There are enough sue-happy people out there, don't set yourself up for it. It is just not worth it. Sell them a self tanner, extend their membership/package, whatever it takes. I just wouldn't be tanning them. Don't set yourself up for that.

03-26-2001, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sunboy Join Date: Oct 31 2000 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Gee so I got jumped on for, heaven forbid, allowing people to tan for the full time the first time in the salon but it's ok to tan people when they're pregnant? Take your own advice Tan-U-Too, good luck to you when someone sues you.

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