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December 4th, 2009:

Birth defects rise from lack of tests

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… a lack of pre-marital physical checks and pollution have pushed the number of Beijing babies with birth defects to 1.6 percent this year, twice as many as 10 years ago.

… the … reason for the increasing rate of birth defects is that couples do not have pre-marital physical examinations.

… Although the examination is free … public participation is generally low …

Melissa Maimann, Essential Birth Consulting 0400 418 448