Shanxi polluted with disabities both humane and environmental .
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The rate of birth defects in this region is six times higher than the national average.
In January, the director of family planning in Shanxi, An Huanxiao, told the China Daily newspaper that the province's high rate of birth defects was related to environmental pollution.
But doctors we spoke to in Shanxi are more sceptical.
One doctor at a village clinic told us that a local survey carried out in 2002 concluded that birth defects were caused by malnutrition.
As a result, he said that the authorities decided to distribute enriched flour to poor families in the area.
In January, the director of family planning in Shanxi, An Huanxiao, told the China Daily newspaper that the province's high rate of birth defects was related to environmental pollution.
But doctors we spoke to in Shanxi are more sceptical.
One doctor at a village clinic told us that a local survey carried out in 2002 concluded that birth defects were caused by malnutrition.
As a result, he said that the authorities decided to distribute enriched flour to poor families in the area.
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