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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shaheena Uddin

One in 14 children who die in England have parents who are closely related, study finds

One in 14 children who die in England has closely related parents, a new study has found.

The research, led by the University of Bristol, looked at children born to parents who share an ancestor and who had died between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2023.

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