June 10, 2011
As coordinator of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s Humane Seal campaign, I am always on the lookout for health charities that perform effective research without the use of animals.
While investigating Birth Defect Research for Children for a charity spotlight article, I learned of BDRC’s National Birth Defect Registry, a compilation of data on birth defects that is evaluated by researchers to find clusters of defects that may lead to similar prenatal factors. Data reviews have identified factors that cause birth defects in certain areas and have been presented to congressional committees, national media forums, and federal agencies.
In addition to research, BDRC promotes birth defect awareness by spreading information about prevention and by providing a “parent matching” service to connect parents of children with birth defects to support networks.
BDRC’s humane research and advocacy efforts have been invaluable in the fight to eradicate birth defects, and I think more charities should adopt their human-based approach.
While investigating Birth Defect Research for Children for a charity spotlight article, I learned of BDRC’s National Birth Defect Registry, a compilation of data on birth defects that is evaluated by researchers to find clusters of defects that may lead to similar prenatal factors. Data reviews have identified factors that cause birth defects in certain areas and have been presented to congressional committees, national media forums, and federal agencies.
In addition to research, BDRC promotes birth defect awareness by spreading information about prevention and by providing a “parent matching” service to connect parents of children with birth defects to support networks.
BDRC’s humane research and advocacy efforts have been invaluable in the fight to eradicate birth defects, and I think more charities should adopt their human-based approach.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Learning more about how National Birth Defect Registry data has helped explain and prevent birth defects.
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Birth Defect Research for Children does an excellent job performing groundbreaking research and fostering birth defect awareness, and I do not have any changes to recommend.
MY ROLE:
General Member of the Public & I contacted BDRC to learn about their humane research efforts and wrote a charity spotlight article for www.HumaneSeal.org.