u/Bledee96

Hi everyone

Just a general question about being pregnant and working in the darkroom. I got the question from someone I was working with whether the chemicals we generally use for BW paper development (Ilford Multigrade Dev and rapid fix) are to be avoided when pregnant. I actually find the whole conversation about darkroom safety quite confusing: there's always a side that seems to say "just don't drink it", and a more cautious side.

I have a weak chemistry background and when doing my own research, I tend to not be able to really tell what the actual health hazards are in general, let alone for a pregnant person.

Thanks!