All Our Families Study (AOF)
The AOF cohort began in 2008 with the recruitment of 3,200 Alberta, Canada mother-baby pairs. Mothers were recruited before they were 25-weeks of gestation, between the ages of 19 to 47 years, and were eligible if they were undergoing prenatal care for a singleton pregnancy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2016, the study name changed from All Our Babies (AOB) to All Our Families (AOF). Since recruitment, participants have completed two questionnaires during pregnancy (24 and 36 weeks) and when the children were 4 months, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 years of age.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
3,387 (pregnant women)
3,387 (babies)
Age at first data collection
Varied (pregnant women)
Birth (babies)
Participant year of birth
2008 (babies)
Varied (pregnant women)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008 (pregnant women)
2008 (babies)
Primary Institutions
University of Calgary
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI)
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (ACHF)
Alberta Health Services (AHS)
Alberta Innovates
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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