Growing up in Bradford: protocol for the age 7-11 follow up of the Born in Bradford birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Born in Bradford (BiB) is a prospective multi-ethnic pregnancy and birth cohort study that was established to examine determinants of health and development during childhood and, subsequently, adult life in a deprived multi-ethnic population in the north of England. Between 2007 and 2010, the BiB cohort recruited 12,453 women who experienced 13,776 pregnancies and 13,858 births, along with 3353 of their partners. Forty five percent of the cohort are of Pakistani origin. Now that children are at primary school, the first full follow-up of the cohort is taking place. The aims of the follow-up are to investigate the determinants of children's pre-pubertal health and development, including through understanding parents' health and wellbeing, and to obtain data on exposures i

SUBMITTER: Bird PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626420 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature