Research to prevent birth defects and infant mortality
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According to the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH), 12,176 babies were born in Rhode Island in 2001. Among these, 719 were born with at least one birth defect.
Currently, Rhode Island does not have an active Birth Defects Surveillance system. Instead, data is collected from hospital discharge records and recorded by th RI Department of Health Division of Family Health. This present system increases the possibility that cases of birth defects slip through the cracks and don't get reported.
Therefore, the March of Dimes recommends legislation be introduced to establish an active birth defects surveillance program in Rhode Island.
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