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Beijing birth defects rise again
(BBC 15/09/2009)
The birth defect rate rose again in the Chinese capital Beijing last year, mirroring increases elsewhere in the country, according to figures. The city's birth defect rate has almost doubled in the last decade. The causes of such defects are not clear, but there are concerns they could be related to heavy pollution.A growing number of babies in China are being born with abnormalities - ranging from extra fingers and toes and cleft lips to congenital heart disease.
Corby's toxic waste: the families speak out
(Telegraph 30/07/2009)
They say that you used to be able to see Corby from a distance because the steel works made the town glow. Children used to play in the 'soot hills', or the black hills as they are known locally. 'It never really occurs to you what you are playing in when you are a child, does it?' says Johanne Harrison. There was a quarry that filled with rain water that kids swam in. They called it the Blue Lagoon because the water was so bright. 'It actually fizzed at the edges,' says Johanne.
(BBC 29/07/2009)
Sixteen families, who blame their children's birth defects on toxic particles released during council work at a steel plant, have won a landmark victory as the High Court ruled Corby Borough Council was "negligent" in its clean-up of the site. Fiona Taylor's son George, 17, was born with defects to his right index finger, thumb and forearm. She told BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire show they noticed George's hand was "different" as soon as he was born.
'Toxic' birth defects verdict due
(BBC 29/07/2009)
Families who claim their children were born with defects caused by exposure to toxic waste in Northamptonshire have won a legal battle at the High Court. They sued Corby Borough Council, saying deformities to hands and feet were due to mothers being exposed to a "soup of toxic materials" between 1985-1999. The council was found negligent over work to reclaim a steel plant. It said it was "disappointed" at the ruling. The judge found in favour of 16 of the 18 claimants, the oldest of whom is 22.
Toxic waste blamed for birth defects
(The Independent 14/02/2009)
Families of children born fingerless or with webbed hands and feet are to go to court on Monday to try to secure a multimillion-pound payout for birth defects which they claim were caused by a council's mismanagement of toxic waste dumps. Toxicology and medical experts have told the families that the rate of upper and lower-limb abnormality in Corby is 10 times higher than the national average.
China birth defects 'up sharply'
(BBC 01/02/2009)
A senior family planning official in China has noted an alarming rise in the number of babies with birth defects, a Chinese media report says. Jiang Fan, from China's National Population and Family Planning Commission, said environmental pollution was a cause of the increase. China has reported the trend before, and it was not clear if Mr Jiang was commenting on new or old statistics.
Womb surgery 'saves baby's leg'
(BBC 09/06/2008)
Australian surgeons saved the leg of an unborn baby by operating when her mother was just 22 weeks pregnant.
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