Norwegian Human Milk Study (HUMIS)
HUMIS is a continuing birth cohort study involving mothers and their newborns across five representative counties in Norway: Rogaland, Telemark, Troms, Finmark, and Oppland. Recruitment occurred during routine visits by health visitors, typically taking place about two weeks after birth. Participants included mothers fluent in Norwegian residing within the geographical area served by the recruiting health visitors. Mothers varied in age, ranging between 16 and 44 years, and children were followed from birth. Among the children, 49.3% were female.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
2,606 (mother and child pairs)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2002 - 2009 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
County population in Norway.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet, FHI, NIPH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Norwegian Research Council (Norges forskningsråd)
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
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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