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Abstract
The Born in Guangzhou Cohort Study (BIGCS) is a large-scale prospective
observational study investigating the role of social, biological and environmental
influences on pregnancy and child health and development in an urban setting in
southern China. Pregnant women who reside in Guangzhou and who attend
Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center (GWCMC) for antenatal care in
early pregnancy (less than 20 weeks' gestation) are eligible for inclusion. Study
recruitment commenced in February 2012, with an overall participation rate of 76.3%. Study recruitment will continue until December 2018 to achieve the target sample size of 30 000 mother-child pairs. At 30 April 2016, a total of 75 422 questionnaires have been collected, while 14 696 live births have occurred with planned follow-up of cohort children until age 18 years. During the same period a total of 1 053 000 biological samples have been collected from participants, including maternal, paternal and infant blood, cord blood, placenta, umbilical cord, and maternal and infant stool samples. The dataset has been enhanced by record linkage to routine health and administrative
records. We plan future record linkage to school enrolment and national examination records.
observational study investigating the role of social, biological and environmental
influences on pregnancy and child health and development in an urban setting in
southern China. Pregnant women who reside in Guangzhou and who attend
Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center (GWCMC) for antenatal care in
early pregnancy (less than 20 weeks' gestation) are eligible for inclusion. Study
recruitment commenced in February 2012, with an overall participation rate of 76.3%. Study recruitment will continue until December 2018 to achieve the target sample size of 30 000 mother-child pairs. At 30 April 2016, a total of 75 422 questionnaires have been collected, while 14 696 live births have occurred with planned follow-up of cohort children until age 18 years. During the same period a total of 1 053 000 biological samples have been collected from participants, including maternal, paternal and infant blood, cord blood, placenta, umbilical cord, and maternal and infant stool samples. The dataset has been enhanced by record linkage to routine health and administrative
records. We plan future record linkage to school enrolment and national examination records.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 337–346 |
| Journal | European Journal of Epidemiology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 20 Mar 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Record Linkage
- Design
- Cohort Study
- Child
- Pregnancy
Access to Document
- cohort profile-EJEP-D-2017
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-017-0239-x Eligibility for repository: Checked on 22/3/2017
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Does tea consumption during early pregnancy have an adverse effect on birth outcomes?
Lu, J-H., He, J-R., Shen, S-Y., Wei, X-L., Chen, N-N., Yuan, M-Y., Qiu, L., Lei, W-D., Chen, Q-Z., Hu, C-Y., Xia, H-M., Bartington, S., Cheng, K., Lam, . K. B. H. & Xiu, Q., Sept 2017, In: Birth. 44, 3, p. 281-289Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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