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ReviewBirth defects research2024

Scientific impact of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network multistate collaborative publications.

Jacqueline T Bascom, Sara B Stephens, Philip J Lupo, Mark A Canfield, Russell S Kirby, Eirini Nestoridi, Jason L Salemi, Cara T Mai, Wendy N Nembhard, Nina E Forestieri and 3 more

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Review in Birth defects research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Impact of data sources and ascertainment methods on reporting paediatric genetic condition prevalence: A scoping review.Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jacqueline T BascomDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Sara B StephensDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Philip J LupoDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0978-5863
Mark A CanfieldBirth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA.
Russell S KirbyChiles Center, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3489-401X
Eirini NestoridiCenter for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jason L SalemiChiles Center, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0077-6023
Cara T MaiNational Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7300-0672
Wendy N NembhardDepartment of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8318-4049
Nina E ForestieriBirth Defects Monitoring Program, State Center for Health Statistics, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7894-0279
Paul A RomittiDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5393-9984
Amanda M St LouisBirth Defects Registry, Center for Environmental Health, New York State Department of Health, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3410-3748
A J AgopianDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5874-4155

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGiven the lack of a national, population-based birth defects surveillance program in the United States, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) has facilitated important studies on surveillance, research, and prevention of major birth defects. We sought to summarize NBDPN peer-reviewed publications and their impact.

methodsWe obtained and reviewed a curated list of 49 NBDPN multistate collaborative publications during 2000-2022, as of December 31, 2022. Each publication was reviewed and classified by type (e.g., risk factor association analysis). Key characteristics of study populations and analytic approaches used, along with publication impact (e.g., number of citations), were tabulated.

resultsNBDPN publications focused on prevalence estimates (N = 17), surveillance methods (N = 11), risk factor associations (N = 10), mortality and other outcomes among affected individuals (N = 6), and descriptive epidemiology of various birth defects (N = 5). The most cited publications were those that reported on prevalence estimates for a spectrum of defects and those that assessed changes in neural tube defects (NTD) prevalence following mandatory folic acid fortification in the United States.

conclusionsResults from multistate NBDPN publications have provided critical information not available through other sources, including US prevalence estimates of major birth defects, folic acid fortification and NTD prevention, and improved understanding of defect trends and surveillance efforts. Until a national birth defects surveillance program is established in the United States, NBDPN collaborative publications remain an important resource for investigating birth defects and informing decisions related to health services planning of secondary disabilities prevention and care.

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Neural Tube DefectsFolic AcidHumansPopulation SurveillanceRisk FactorsUnited StatesFolic Acidbirth defectsbirth defects networkchromosomal abnormalitiescongenital anomaliesdata utilizationnon-syndromicprevalence ratiosregistriessurveillance programs

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PMID37492989
PMCPMC10910332

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