Archive for Research in Child Health (ARCH)
ARCH is a pregnancy cohort in the Lansing area of Michigan in the United States of America. Starting in 2008, the research team began recruiting pregnant women in three different prenatal care clinics in the Lansing area. The project asks participants to complete a short in-person survey and to allow the research team to store biological samples, such as blood or urine. Following the birth of the baby, mothers are called annually to complete short telephone surveys that ask questions regarding the health and development of the mother and child. ARCH has recruited over 1,000 pregnant women from 2008 to 2016 and continues to study important factors that may affect pregnancy and child health, such as environmental chemicals, infections, and diet.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,042 (participants)
Age at first data collection
> 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
Generally representative of the local community (Lansing area, Michigan, United States of America), unselected for any specific health conditions.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
Michigan State University (MSU)
Links
charmstudy.epibio.msu.edu/About
maps.engage.msu.edu/project/Detroit_110
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Michigan State University (MSU)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
