TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnancy and birth cohort resources in Europe
T2 - a large opportunity for aetiological child health research
AU - Larsen, Pernille Stemann
AU - Kamper-Jørgensen, Mads
AU - Adamson, Ashley
AU - Barros, Henrique
AU - Bonde, Jens Peter
AU - Brescianini, Sonia
AU - Brophy, Sinead
AU - Casas, Maribel
AU - Devereux, Graham
AU - Eggesbø, Merete
AU - Fantini, Maria Pia
AU - Frey, Urs
AU - Gehring, Ulrike
AU - Grazuleviciene, Regina
AU - Henriksen, Tine Brink
AU - Hertz-Picciotto, Irva
AU - Heude, Barbara
AU - Hryhorczuk, Daniel O
AU - Inskip, Hazel
AU - Jaddoe, Vincent W V
AU - Lawlor, Debbie A
AU - Ludvigsson, Johnny
AU - Kelleher, Cecily
AU - Kiess, Wieland
AU - Koletzko, Berthold
AU - Kuehni, Claudia Elisabeth
AU - Kull, Inger
AU - Kyhl, Henriette Boye
AU - Magnus, Per
AU - Momas, Isabelle
AU - Murray, Dierdre
AU - Pekkanen, Juha
AU - Polanska, Kinga
AU - Porta, Daniela
AU - Poulsen, Gry
AU - Richiardi, Lorenzo
AU - Roeleveld, Nel
AU - Skovgaard, Anne Mette
AU - Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine
AU - Sram, Radim J
AU - Thijs, Carel
AU - Van Eijsden, Manon
AU - Wright, Andrew John
AU - Vrijheid, Martine
AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo
N1 - © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Background During the past 25 years, many pregnancy and birth cohorts have been established. Each cohort provides unique opportunities for examining associations of early-life exposures with child development and health. However, to fully exploit the large amount of available resources and to facilitate cross-cohort collaboration, it is necessary to have accessible information on each cohort and its individual characteristics. The aim of this work was to provide an overview of European pregnancy and birth cohorts registered in a freely accessible database located at http://www.birthcohorts.net. Methods European pregnancy and birth cohorts initiated in 1980 or later with at least 300 mother-child pairs enrolled during pregnancy or at birth, and with postnatal data, were eligible for inclusion. Eligible cohorts were invited to provide information on the data and biological samples collected, as well as the timing of data collection. Results In total, 70 cohorts were identified. Of these, 56 fulfilled the inclusion criteria encompassing a total of more than 500 000 live-born European children. The cohorts represented 19 countries with the majority of cohorts located in Northern and Western Europe. Some cohorts were general with multiple aims, whilst others focused on specific health or exposure-related research questions. Conclusion This work demonstrates a great potential for cross-cohort collaboration addressing important aspects of child health. The web site, http://www.birthcohorts.net, proved to be a useful tool for accessing information on European pregnancy and birth cohorts and their characteristics.
AB - Background During the past 25 years, many pregnancy and birth cohorts have been established. Each cohort provides unique opportunities for examining associations of early-life exposures with child development and health. However, to fully exploit the large amount of available resources and to facilitate cross-cohort collaboration, it is necessary to have accessible information on each cohort and its individual characteristics. The aim of this work was to provide an overview of European pregnancy and birth cohorts registered in a freely accessible database located at http://www.birthcohorts.net. Methods European pregnancy and birth cohorts initiated in 1980 or later with at least 300 mother-child pairs enrolled during pregnancy or at birth, and with postnatal data, were eligible for inclusion. Eligible cohorts were invited to provide information on the data and biological samples collected, as well as the timing of data collection. Results In total, 70 cohorts were identified. Of these, 56 fulfilled the inclusion criteria encompassing a total of more than 500 000 live-born European children. The cohorts represented 19 countries with the majority of cohorts located in Northern and Western Europe. Some cohorts were general with multiple aims, whilst others focused on specific health or exposure-related research questions. Conclusion This work demonstrates a great potential for cross-cohort collaboration addressing important aspects of child health. The web site, http://www.birthcohorts.net, proved to be a useful tool for accessing information on European pregnancy and birth cohorts and their characteristics.
U2 - 10.1111/ppe.12060
DO - 10.1111/ppe.12060
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23772942
SN - 1365-3016
VL - 27
SP - 393
EP - 414
JO - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Online)
JF - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Online)
IS - 4
ER -