Using state and provincial surveillance programs to reduce risk of recurrence of neural tube defects in the United States and Canada: A missed opportunity?
Timothy J FloodChelsea M RienksAlina L FloresCara T MaiBarbara K FrohnertRachel E RutkowskiJane A EvansRussell S KirbyPublished in: Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology (2017)
The number of birth defects surveillance programs with NTD recurrence prevention activities has decreased over the past decade due to a range of barriers, most notably a lack of resources. However, while some recurrence prevention activities require part-time staff, other activities could be accomplished using minimal resources. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 106:875-880, 2016.© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.