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Medicine Channels: Environmental Health, Family and Parenting, Food and Water Safety Flint Water Crisis, Fetal Death, Infertility, fertility rate, Lead Poisoning	Researchers Find Flint’s Water Crisis Led to Fewer Babies and Higher Fetal Death Rates Open in New Tab | View | Comment | Add to Favorites An estimated 275 fewer children were born in Flint, Michigan, while the city was using lead-contaminated water from the Flint River, according to findings by researchers from West Virginia University and the University of Kansas.	Released: 21-Sep-2017 4:55 PM EDT West Virginia University
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Science Channels: Agriculture, Food and Water Safety, Plants Food Security, soil health, Agriculture, Legumes, smallholder farms	EMBARGOED A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 25-Sep-2017 9:00 AM EDT	Embargo will expire: 25-Sep-2017 9:00 AM EDT Released to reporters: 21-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Medicine Life Law and Public Policy Channels: Food and Water Safety, Health Food, Infectious Diseases, Women's Health	Flint Water Crisis Led to Lower Fertility Rates, Higher Fetal Death Rates, Researchers Find Open in New Tab | View | Comment | Add to Favorites VIDEO Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis caused fewer babies being born there — through reduced fertility rates and higher fetal death rates — compared with other Michigan cities during that time, according to a working paper that includes a University of Kansas researcher.	Released: 20-Sep-2017 9:00 AM EDT University of Kansas
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