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1. The Manual section presents a complete version of the Birth Defects Surveillance: A Manual for programme Managers in an online format. This section includes links to more information about surveillance of birth defects. View the navigation bar to see a list of chapter sections.
2. The Photo Atlas includes photographs and relevant classification codes of birth defects. Learn more about using the Photo Atlas below to view tables and figures that are not showing.
3. The Facilitator’s Guide provides training guidance to provide participants with the foundational skills needed to begin the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomalies surveillance programme.
4. The Resource Library includes:
   1. Videos (Downloads section)
   2. Files to download, save, or print, including:
      • Manual (PDF)
      • Facilitator’s Guide (PDF)
      • Photo Atlas (PDF)
      • Other downloads as they become available
   3. A glossary that defines terms related to surveillance of birth defects
   4. A list of references cited in the manual

• At the top and bottom of each page, there are links that take you to the next and previous sections. For example, if you are viewing section 1.2, you can select the 1.3 link to go to the next section in the manual, or you could return back to the previous section by clicking on the 1.1 link.
  
• For each chapter, there is a Chapter Summary page describing the chapter and featuring videos and other resources that correspond with the chapter’s information.

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