A senior family planning official in China has noted an alarming rise in the number of babies with birth defects, according to reports.
Jiang Fan, from China's National Population and Family Planning Commission, said environmental pollution was the cause of the problem. He said a child was born with physical defects every 30 seconds because of the degrading environment.
The report said China's coal-rich Shanxi province had the highest rate. The commission blamed emissions from the region's large chemical industry for the problems there.
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