Loire Infant Follow-up Team cohort (LIFT)
The LIFT cohort is a multicentric cohort continuously including all surviving preterm children born in the French region of Pays de la Loire since March 2003. As of December 2015, over 8,600 preterm children were included in the study. Children were eligible for inclusion if delivered in 1 of the 23 maternity units in the region, of which 3 had neonatal intensive care units, and if born at a gestational age of 34 weeks or less.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
8,613 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
Réseau Sécurité Naissance
Nantes University Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Nantes University Hopsital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes)
Regional Health Agency of Pays de la Loire (Agence Régionale de Santé Pays de la Loire)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Healthcare data
- Other government data
Engagement
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