Data resource profile: the ORIGINS project databank: a collaborative data resource for investigating the developmental origins of health and disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ORIGINS Project ("ORIGINS") is a longitudinal, population-level birth cohort with data and biosample collections that aim to facilitate research to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and encourage 'a healthy start to life'. ORIGINS has gathered millions of datapoints and over 400,000 biosamples over 15 timepoints, antenatally through to five years of age, from mothers, non-birthing partners and the child, across four health and wellness domains: 'Growth and development', 'Medical, biological and genetic', 'Biopsychosocial and cognitive', 'Lifestyle, environment and nutrition'.

Methods

Mothers, non-birthing partners and their offspring were recruited antenatally (between 18 and 38 weeks' gestation) from the Joondalup and Wanneroo communities of Perth, We

SUBMITTER: Davey BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949255 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature