National Birth Defects Prevention Network
NBDPN MISSION: To promote healthy pregnancies and improve the health of individuals affected by birth defects through population-based birth defects surveillance, strategic collaborations, and scientific research.
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guidelines
The technical guidelines in this document consist of a series of chapters covering the fundamental aspects of developing, planning, implementing, and conducting surveillance for birth defects and using the resulting data.
Annual Reports
The annual report includes directory information for birth defects programs, state-specific data on 45 selected birth defects, and journal articles on birth defects surveillance and epidemiology.
data tables
State-specific counts and prevalence of birth defects and a directory of state-based birth defects surveillance programs.
Publication date: January 2024
projects
The National Birth Defects Prevention Network helps facilitate collaborative projects that utilize data from state birth defects registries.
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Member Benefits
As a member of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN), you will join an international group of individuals dedicated to birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention.
NBDPN members receive:
- Access to the "Members Only" section of the NBDPN web site where you can:
- View exclusive resources including:
- Birth defects coding questions & answers
- Tips for presenting data
- Statistical computer programs & data sets
- Many archived NBDPN webinars and their handouts (topics include Syndromes Associated with Heart Defects, Deciphering Diagnostic Tools for Heart Defects, Tips on Coding Heart Defects, etc.)
- A free copy of the NBDPN Annual Report, published as the "Congenital Malformations Surveillance Report: A Report from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network" in the journal Birth Defects Research, Part A. Plus, get advance information on its "Call for manuscripts"
- Advance information on the NBDPN Annual Meeting including the “Call for Posters”
- Access to national and international expertise in birth defects
- Opportunities to participate and learn via a variety of committees and workgroups
- Update your membership information
- Search for other members
- View exclusive resources including:
Committees
- Health Promotions (HP) Committee
- Program & Professional Development (PPD) Committee
- Surveillance Data Committee (SDC)
- Surveillance Guidelines & Standards Committee (SGSC)
- Operations Committee (OC)
Upcoming Event/ Birth Defects Awareness Events
Birth Defects Awareness Month (January 2025)
NBDPN recognizes the month of January as National Birth Defects Awareness Month (BDAM). In January 2025 and throughout the year, join NBDPN to raise awareness about birth defects. Let’s help