Description
Birth defects affect one in every 33 newborns. Early intervention and treatment are critical to improved outcomes and establishing a profoundly better start in life for these children. And public health surveillance provides a vitally important mechanism to improve care and services for every family impacted.
What Does Birth Conditions and Birth Defects Monitoring Accomplish?
Allows for cohesive monitoring and reporting of birth conditions/birth defects
Collects newborn vital statistics and program data on birth defects and reportable birth conditions
Tracks data on affected children and target populations
Allows the clinician or public health staff to record case notes
Records date of diagnosis and treatment type
Correlates with International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes
Generates individual patient reports