Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON)
The APrON study follows a cohort of pregnant women, their partners, and their children in Alberta, Canada. Between May 2009 and June 2012, over 2,100 pregnant women and over 1,300 of their male partners were recruited from Alberta's largest metropolitan areas, Calgary and Edmonton, when pregnant women were less than 27 weeks gestational age. The initial cohort completed questionnaires and clinical assessments three times during pregnancy and at 3 months postpartum. Follow-up questionnaires were provided when children were 6 months and 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 years of age, with a further 12-year follow-up beginning in 2022.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
2,189 (pregnant women)
1,325 (male participants)
Age at first data collection
16 - 44 years (pregnant women)
18 - 52 years (male participants)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (pregnant women)
Varied (male participants)
2009 - 2012 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation (ACHF)
Alberta Health Services (AHS)
Alberta Innovates
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (ACHF)
Alberta Innovates
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN)
Mental Health Commission of Canada (Commission de la santé mentale du Canada)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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