Background Surveillance of congenital anomalies is important to identify potential
teratogens. Methods This study analysed the prevalence of 61 congenital anomaly …

Abstract EUROCAT (European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies) is the network of
population-based registers of congenital anomaly in Europe, with a common protocol and …

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to present the specific public health indicators
recently developed by EUROCAT that aim to summarize important aspects of the public …

Background This study describes the prevalence, associated anomalies, and demographic
characteristics of cases of multiple congenital anomalies (MCA) in 19 population‐based …

BACKGROUND As part of EUROCAT's surveillance of congenital anomalies in Europe, a
statistical monitoring system has been developed to detect recent clusters or long‐term (10 …

BACKGROUND EUROCAT is a network of population‐based congenital anomaly registries
providing standardized epidemiologic information on congenital anomalies in Europe. There …

The surveillance of congenital anomalies serves two main purposes: to facilitate the
identification of teratogenic (malformation causing) exposures and to assess the impact of …

Objective To assess the public health consequences of the rise in multiple births with
respect to congenital anomalies. Design Descriptive epidemiological analysis of data from …

Objective To validate the estimates of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) due to congenital
anomaly for Europe by comparing infant mortality data collected by EUROCAT registries …

BACKGROUND Surveillance of multiple congenital anomalies is considered to be more
sensitive for the detection of new teratogens than surveillance of all or isolated congenital …