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The MACDP is not only used for tracking birth defects; it also provides data to support ongoing research about risk factors for birth defects. Some of the most recent projects connected to MACDP are listed below.

Epidemiology of Gastroschisis

Obesity and Overweight as Risk Factors for Birth Defects

Maternal Illness, Fever, Medication Use, and the Risk of Birth Defects

Survival of Infants with Encephalocele

Risk Factors and Survival among Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Chronological bibliography of published research based on MACDP data, 1972-2005

A detailed overview of MACDP was published in Birth Defects Research, Part A.
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Date: June 16, 2008
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

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