Inclusion of early fetal deaths in a birth defects surveillance system

Teratology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (S1) ◽  
pp. S20-S25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias B. Forrester ◽  
Ruth D. Merz
Keyword(s):  
Birth Defects ◽  
Surveillance System

Evaluation of an active population‐based surveillance system for major birth defects in South Carolina

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha E. Samson ◽  
Vinita Leedom ◽  
Cara T. Mai ◽  
Brian Humphries ◽  
Lorraine F. Yeung
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Active Population

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Birth Defects Based on a Birth Defect Surveillance System from 2005 to 2014 in Hunan Province, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e0147280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghua Xie ◽  
Tubao Yang ◽  
Zhiyu Liu ◽  
Hua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Birth Defects ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Birth Defect ◽  
Hunan Province

Early Childhood Surveillance of Developmental Disorders by a Birth Defects Surveillance System

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 318???326 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUSSELL S. KIRBY ◽  
MARGE A. BREWSTER ◽  
CAROLE U. CANINO ◽  
MELINDA PAVIN
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Developmental Disorders

Population Prevalence Rates of Birth Defects: A Data Management and Epidemiological Perspective

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merilyn Riley
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Birth Defect ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Accuracy Rate ◽  
Defect Rate ◽  
Population Prevalence

The Victorian Birth Defects Register (VBDR) is a population-based surveillance system with a primary function of monitoring trends in birth defects. This paper outlines the processes undertaken in Victoria, Australia, to obtain population prevalence rates of birth defects and investigates the effect on the prevalence rates of variations in collection and processing tasks. It includes all birth defects that were notified to the VBDR by 31 December 2004. The overall prevalence rate of birth defects in Victoria for 2003 was 4.0%, with an overall accuracy rate of 88%. However, this proportion varied according to what birth defects were included, the age by which birth defects were diagnosed, changes to sources of ascertainment, inclusion of terminations of pregnancy, or reporting by cases rate (infants affected) or birth defect rate (individual birth defects). Taking all of these factors into consideration, we are confident that 4.0% is an accurate population prevalence rate of birth defects in Victoria for 2003.

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