Basal Influences on Baby Development (BIBO)
The BIBO study is an ongoing, prospective longitudinal project on a healthy community sample. The study was designed to understand how the development of behavioral and physiological regulation, as well as physical health, are influenced by early (prenatal) environmental factors. The study began in 2006 with 193 pregnant women from Nijmegen and surrounding areas, in The Netherlands. The final sample therefore included 193 mothers and their infants. Infants were followed intensively in their first postnatal year, and further assessments were carried out at 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 16 years.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
193 (mothers)
193 (children)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
2006 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Radboud University Nijmegen (Radboud Universiteit)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Dutch Research Council (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Ethnography or participant observation
- None
- None
Engagement
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