Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program

Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program

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Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program
Mission: Amelioration, Prevention and Genetic Counseling concerning Birth Defects, Genetic Disorders, Congenital Malformations, Anomalies and Developmental Disorders


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Establish birth defects surveillance systems, treatment and prevention programs based on international standards.
Prevent developmental disabilities related to institutionalizations with emphasis on early interventions.
Promote creation of parental support groups.
Promote medical education, training and research through national and international partnerships.
Estabilish electronic information resources for dissemination and tele-consultations.

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Progress Reports

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2013

New evidence of elevated birth defects rates in a Chornobyl impacted region

The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident (Symposium at the New York Academy of Medicine, March 11-12, 2013)

2012

Math Interactive Learning Experience (MILE) Program for Children with Developmental Delays (Training session with international participation)

Congenital Malformation Studies in Chornobyl Impacted Regions of Ukraine: Lessons Learned (report at the 52-nd Annual Meeting of the Teratology Society)

Low Vitamin D status is a common finding in a population of pregnant women enrolled in a nutrition intervention study in the Ukraine

2011

Polissia initiative - Chornobyl radiation health effects

Aspects of Child Development (OMNI-Net Reports 2000-2011)

25th anniversary of the Chornobyl catastrophe: Birth defects in Rivne oblast (in Ukrainian)

Birth defects. Chornobyl-Fukushima-Polissia: realities and prospects (in Ukrainian)

2010

"Malformations in a Chornobyl-Impacted Region" (Article published in the Pediatrics journal in March 2010):

Full text in English (pdf, 460 Kb)

Full text Ukrainian translation (pdf, 336 Kb)

Press release in Ukrainian (pdf, 84 Kb)

Editorial article by Pediatrics editor-in-chief (pdf, 47 Kb)

Ukrainian translation of the Editorial article by Pediatrics editor-in-chief (pdf, 63 Kb)

"Debate over health effects of Chernobyl re-ignited", Lancet comment (pdf, 167 Kb)

Ukrainian translation of the "Debate over health effects of Chernobyl re-ignited" Lancet comment (pdf, 167 Kb)

Higher birth-defect rate seen in Chernobyl area, Reuters comment (pdf, 29 Kb)

"Chronic radiation exposure in the Rivne-Polissia region of Ukraine: implications for birth defects" (abstract of an article published in the American Juornal of Human Biology - full text is available upon request)

2009

"Aspects of Autism" Scientific-Practical Seminar with International Participation (Rivne, Ukraine, June 29 - July 2, 2009)

2008

1-st Central and Eastern European Summit on Preconception Health and Prevention of Birth Defects

OMNI-Net Abstracts

OMNI-Net BD Ukrainian Consortium: Impact and Lessons Learned from “De-centralized” Strategies

Early Identification and Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: the NIAAA International Collaborative Initiative on FASD in Eastern Europe

Elevated Neural Tube Defects (NTD) Rates in Ukraine – Highest in Polissia

Predictors of Binge Drinking During Pregnancy Among Women in Ukraine

Prenatal Ultrasound to Detect Effects of In Utero Alcohol Exposure

Dietary and Activity Patterns and Implications on Birth Defects in the Chornobyl Impacted Rivne-Polissia Region in Ukraine

Infant Mortality – Ukraine vs. Alabama

Cyberspace and Birth Defects (BD) Programs in Ukraine

Survey of Pre-conception Health and Birth Defects Prevention: Knowledge and Attitudes in Ukraine

Reduction of Infant Morbidity and Mortality – Gastroschisis as one Index

Seasonal Variation of NTD Rates in Rivne – Ukraine

Linking Birth Defects Surveillance with Early Intervention Services

Expanding a Population Birth Defects Surveillance Program by a Pregnancy Registry in Rivne Ukraine

Survey of Maternal Phenylketonuria (PKU) as a Teratogen

Cesium 137 (Cs-137) Contamination of Food of Polissia Region in Rivne Oblast

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