Increased birth defect risk?Pregnant women living near incinerators or crematoriums may have a higher risk of having a child with birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. findings of a British research team. Scientists at the University of Newcastle University of Newcastle can refer to:
The increased risk of spina bifida and heart defects in relation to proximity to incinerators and an increased risk of stillbirth Stillbirth Definition A stillbirth is defined as the death of a fetus at any time after the twentieth week of pregnancy. Stillbirth is also referred to as intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). , anencephaly anencephaly /an·en·ceph·a·ly/ (an?en-sef´ah-le) congenital absence of the cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or reduced to small masses.anencephal´ic an·en·ceph·a·ly n. (a brain abnormality), and other congenital anomalies was in direct relation to proximity to crematoriums and incinerators. Both gave out harmful chemicals including dioxins. Researchers called for further studies, including examining pollution levels emitted by the buildings, because they said they could not establish a cause for the defects from their results. --Journal of Epidemiology, May, 2003 |
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