Joint Research Centre (JRC) EUROCAT European Registries of Congenital Anomalies. Cork and Kerry Congenital Anomaly Register, JRC EUROCAT Registry 49 Previously EUROCAT Register of Congenital Anomalies

There are three regional congenital anomaly registers in the Republic of Ireland. All are members of JRC EUROCAT, the European network of congenital anomaly registers; they provide an anonymised computerised register of cases of congenital anomaly born to mothers resident in Ireland. As of 2022, only two of the registries are active JRC EUROCAT South and JRC EUROCAT South-East. JRC EUROCAT East is not active currently. **Purpose:** To improve the health of the Irish people through the provision of health intelligence on congenital anomalies. In addition to facilitating early warning of new teratogenic exposures, this data is used to inform and evaluate primary prevention of congenital anomalies and to enable the planning of health services for these conditions. They collect information to:  learn more about congenital anomalies and help research into their causes, treatment and prevention  provide early warning of poten **Coverage:** JRC EUROCAT South covers the counties of Cork and Kerry in the South West of Ireland (population-based, all mothers resident in this geographic area). Data collection commenced in 1996 and is ongoing.