Birth defect deaths in West Coast state hit record levels during 2011 — Spiked 60% statewide, then returned to normal in 2012 — New gov’t document lists ‘Fukushima release along west coast of US’ as possible factor in birth defect cluster

– Birth defect deaths in West Coast state hit record levels during 2011 — Spiked 60% statewide, then returned to normal in 2012 — New gov’t document lists ‘Fukushima release along west coast of US’ as possible factor in birth defect cluster (ENENews, June 24, 2014):

Washington State Department of Health (.pdf), June 16, 2014:

• Anencephaly Cluster Investigation — Central Washington, 2010-2014 [CDC: Congenital anomaly resulting in babies missing parts of brain/skull… almost all die shortly after birth]
• Environmental Exposure Hypotheses considered by DOH: […] Radiation from Fukushima release
• Radiation from Fukushima: […] No reported increase in anencephaly after Fukushima release along west coast of US

Fetal Deaths, 1992-2012 — Washington State Department of Health, Oct. 2013:

In 2011, Washington had its highest levels ever recorded (1992-2012) for:

• Total fetal deaths — 20% above 2010, record high
• Deaths via congenital abnormalities (such as anencephaly) – 60% above 2010, record high
• Deaths via complications of placenta, etc. — 20% above 2010, record high
• Levels returned to historical norms in 2012

See also: Reporters in Japan write about rise in birth defects for 2011 — University won’t publish data on malformed babies after many years of doing so; Not releasing figures for Fukushima, other prefectures

And: MD: Infant deaths up for Canada’s west coast after Fukushima (VIDEO)