BiBBS is an interventional birth cohort study that builds on the Born in Bradford (BiB) birth cohort, aiming to understand the effects of early-life interventions on children's health and development. BiBBS follows families from pregnancy through childhood to evaluate the impact of early-life interventions for children aged 0-3 years in three deprived, ethnically diverse areas of Bradford, England. Recruitment began in 2016, and over 5,600 families were included when recruitment was completed in July 2024. The sample was representative of the pregnant population (61% Pakistani heritage, 12% White British, 8% other South Asian and 6% Central and Eastern European ethnicity) living in the Better Start Bradford areas as of November 2019, with the majority of participants (84%) living in the lowest decile of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, and many living in vulnerable circumstances.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort, Cohort - research programme
Number of participants at first data collection
> 5,600 (families)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2016 - 2024 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The pregnant population living in the Better Start Bradford areas as of November 2019.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR)
National Health Service (NHS)
Links
borninbradford.nhs.uk/what-we-do/cohort-studies/better-start/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Big Lottery Fund
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected



Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups