The Birth Defects Surveillance (BDS) Planning and Requirements Gathering Toolkit is designed to provide guidance to BDS program staff in defining and documenting system requirements and needs for updating and enhancing your BDS systems. The toolkit outlines a structured framework for requirements gathering specific to BDS programs and offers established guidelines for system updates and development.
Download the BDS Planning and Requirements Gathering Toolkit
In addition to this toolkit, PHII has also developed related BDS resources available at https://phii.org/birth-defects-surveillance/.
PHII (February 2, 2026) Birth Defects Surveillance Planning and Requirements Gathering Toolkit. Retrieved from https://phii.org/resources/birth-defects-surveillance-planning-and-requirements-gathering-toolkit/.
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