Cork Babies After SCOPE: Evaluating the Longitudinal Impact on Neurological and Nutritional Endpoints Birth Cohort Study (BASELINE)
The Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study aims to investigate the links between early nutrition, perinatal outcomes, and physical and mental growth and development during childhood. Participants included over 2,000 infants from Cork, Ireland, recruited between 2008 and 2011 from the SCOPE Ireland pregnancy cohort and additional postnatal recruits. Postnatal visits were conducted two days after delivery and at 2, 6, 12, and 24 months, with data collected at 15 and 20 weeks gestation. Follow-ups were completed 5 years after the birth of all participants.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
2,137 (infants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (infants)
Participant year of birth
2008 - 2011 (infants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
Cork University Maternity Hospital
University College Cork (UCC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Danone Nutricia Research
Food Standards Agency
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
National Children's Research Centre (NCRC) (now known as Children's Health Ireland, CHI)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- 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
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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