Reports

Birth Defects and Other Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Illinois 2004-2008 (PDF format). Epidemiologic Report Series 11:05. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Department of Public Health, July 2011.

• Information about congenital anomalies (birth defects) and other serious neonatal conditions by counties in Illinois.

Newborn Metabolic Screening in Illinois 2005 (PDF format)

Epidemiologic Report Series 07:05 Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, June 2007

• Report on Newborn Screening for Metabolic Disorders in Illinois

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Illinois 2003-2004 (PDF format).  Epidemiologic Report Series 06:06. Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, August 2006.

• Information on the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Illinois.

Follow-up Services Provided to Children with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (PDF format).

Quality Control Report 06:03. Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, October 2006.

• This report evaluates the timing and type of follow-up services provided to children referred by APORS.  It also identifies certain areas that could be improved to allow better evaluation in the future.

Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Illinois, 1989-2002  (PDF format).  Epidemiologic Report Series 04:2  Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, April 2004.

•  Information about neural tube defects, other congenital anomalies (birth defects) and other serious neonatal conditions.

Comparison of the Characteristics of Three Infant Populations in Illinois 1996-2000 (PDF format). Epidemiologic Report Series 03:1 Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, February, 2003.

• This report uses data, from APORS and the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN), to compare the general infant population of Illinois, the population of infants born in Illinois with a congenital anomaly and the population of infants born in Illinois with some other recognized adverse outcome over a five-year period of 1996 through 2000.

The Relationship between Maternal Diabetes and Birth Defects (PDF format). Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Newsletter (Illinois Department of Public Health), Spring 2002:1-3.

• Study on birth defects resulting from maternal diabetes

Surveillance of Illinois Infants Prenatally Exposed to Controlled Substances 1991-1999 (PDF format).  Epidemiologic Report Series 01:4 Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, November 2001.

• Information about newborn infants' exposure to controlled substances.

Decline in Cases of Infants Born with a Positive Toxicity for Controlled Substances in Illinois (PDF format). Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Newsletter (Illinois Department of Public Health), Fall 2001:1-2.

• This study shows the number of newborn infants who were reported to the Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System (APORS) as having positive test results for a controlled substance.

 

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