Child Development Study (CDS)
The CDS was a prospective birth cohort study of over 1,000 mothers and their infants in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire that investigated maternal mental health and its impact on child health and development. Women (299 from Ghana and 731 from Côte d'Ivoire) in their last trimester of pregnancy were recruited from two large hospitals, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi (Ghana), and the Abobo Community Hospital in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), during antepartum care visits between March 2010 and December 2011. After birth, the mothers and their children were followed up at 3, 12 and 24 months postpartum.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,030 (mothers)
1,030 (children)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2010 - 2012 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, UKE) (Healthcare/Medical, Germany)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) (Research council, Germany)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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