Congenital Malformations Surveillance: Two American Systems

摘要: As part of its epidemiologic studies congenital malformations, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conducts two birth defects surveillance systems in United States. The Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Programme (MACDP) is an intensive system using several methods to identify infants born with area. Birth Monitoring (BDMP) a nationwide that monitors 1 million births per year, about third all U.S. It relies on diagnoses from newborn discharge summaries ascertain affected infants. were originally designed detect potential 'epidemics' could occur following widespread dissemination new teratogens similar thalidomide. In addition monitoring, they have also proved be useful resources variety epidemiology defects.