Growing Up in Wales: Environments for Healthy Living (EHL)
Growing Up in Wales is a prospective birth cohort study investigating the impact of gestational and postnatal environmental risk factors on infant health and development across the life course. Between 2009 and 2014, the study recruited and assessed over 800 pregnant women, aged 16 to 44 years, residing in and around the City of Swansea (United Kingdom). Mother-child dyads were followed up as the infant reached 12 months, and participants are also followed up through electronic health records.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
819 (mothers)
424 (children)
Age at first data collection
16 - 44 years (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
Varied (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
Swansea University
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Ongoing?
Yes
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)
- Secondary data
- Wearable devices
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Education data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
