A retrospective study of congenital anomalies and associated risk factors among children admitted at a tertiary hospital in northwestern Tanzania

Cohort profile: the National Congenital Anomaly Registration Dataset in England

The global birth prevalence of clubfoot: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Strengthening the Evidence: Similar Rates of Neural Tube Defects Among Deliveries Regardless of Maternal HIV Status and Dolutegravir Exposure in Hospital Birth Surveillance in Eswatini

Proportion of Chromosomal Disorders and Their Patterns among Births with Congenital Anomalies in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

Timing of Primary Surgery for Cleft Palate

Congenital anomalies and risk factors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Recommendations for developing effective and safe paediatric and congenital heart disease services in low-income and middle-income countries: a public health framework

The burden, prevention and care of infants and children with congenital anomalies in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Data collection systems for active safety surveillance of vaccines during pregnancy in low‑ and middle‑income countries: developing and piloting an assessment tool (VPASS)

Screening methods for congenital anomalies in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review

Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry

The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) provides ongoing surveillance of drug exposures in pregnancy and associations with pregnancyoutcomes.

Prevalence of neural tube defects, maternal HIV status, and antiretroviral therapy from a hospital-based birth defect surveillance in Kampala, Uganda

Data from a hospital-based surveillance program at four hospitals in Kampala, Uganda were used to estimate the baseline prevalence of NTDs and assess potential associations with HIV status and ART use. 

Understanding and Responding to Prescribing Patterns of Sodium Valproate‑Containing Medicines in Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age in Western Cape, South Africa

We explored trends and reasons for VPA use among pregnant women and WOCBA in the public sector in Western Cape Province from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017.

Inequities in Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: The Effect of Maternal Race and Nativity

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of race and ethnicity on differences in maternal and perinatal outcomes among U.S.-born and foreign-born women, as well as racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes within these groups. 

From cause to care: Can a triple approach to better population data improve the global outlook of congenital heart disease?

As infant mortality improves due to better infection control and peripartum care, congenital anomalies are becoming a key driver of pediatric survival and health.

From cause to care: Triple surveillance for better outcomes in birth defects and rare diseases

Better outcomes are a priority for all those who care about birth defects and rare diseases. We propose three enhancements to improve the value of surveillance.

Triple surveillance: a proposal for an integrated strategy to support and accelerate birth defect prevention

Preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) easily qualifies as a high-value opportunity to improve childhood survival and health.