Ryan M A, Pershyn-Kisor M A, Honner W K, Smith T C, Reed R J, Gray G C
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 92186, USA.
Teratology. 2001;64 Suppl 1:S26-9. doi: 10.1002/tera.1081.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is challenged with monitoring and protecting the health and wellbeing of its service members. The growing number of women on active duty and the diverse hazardous exposures associated with military service make reproductive health issues a special concern of DoD. To address this concern, the DoD Birth Defects Registry was established at the DoD Center for Deployment Health Research located at the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California.
The registry captures comprehensive data on healthcare utilization to calculate the prevalence of birth defects in the children of military beneficiaries. Population-based electronic surveillance is supplemented by active case validation efforts.
Since its establishment in 1998, the registry has captured data on more than 90,000 births that occur in military families each year. Detailed analyses, to include linking registry data with military occupational exposure data (e.g., anthrax vaccination), are underway.
The DoD Birth Defects Registry provides important reproductive health information on the geographically dispersed military population. This program is expected to complement civilian public health programs and be especially valuable to military members and their families.
美国国防部面临着监测和保护其现役军人健康与福祉的挑战。现役女性数量不断增加以及与军事服役相关的各种危险暴露，使得生殖健康问题成为国防部特别关注的事项。为解决这一问题，国防部出生缺陷登记处设在位于加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥海军健康研究中心的国防部部署健康研究中心。
该登记处收集有关医疗保健利用的全面数据，以计算军事受益人的子女中出生缺陷的患病率。基于人群的电子监测辅以积极的病例验证工作。
自1998年成立以来，该登记处已收集了每年发生在军人家庭的90,000多例出生的数据。正在进行详细分析，包括将登记处数据与军事职业暴露数据（如炭疽疫苗接种）相联系。
国防部出生缺陷登记处提供了关于地理上分散的军事人口的重要生殖健康信息。该计划预计将补充民用公共卫生计划，对军人及其家属尤其有价值。
