Cambridge Baby Growth Study (CBGS)
The CBGS is a prospective, observational pregnancy and birth cohort with detailed assessments and sample collections in infancy and continuing in childhood. Women were recruited during early pregnancy from April 2001 to March 2009. The women attended several study visits throughout pregnancy, and then repeatedly with their infants until the age of 2 years. Over 2,200 pregnant women were recruited at approximately 12-weeks gestation from a maternity hospital in Cambridge, England. The average age of mothers was 33.5 years. A total of 1,658 infants were recruited into the study, including 22 sets of twins.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
2,229 (pregnant women)
1,658 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2001 - 2009 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Diabetes UK
European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)
Evelyn Trust
Mead Johnson Nutrition
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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