LucKi Birth Cohort Study
LucKi Birth Cohort Study is a dynamic prospective cohort study conducted in the southeastern region of The Netherlands. LucKi is embedded in the Dutch Child and Youth Health Care system, in which children are followed longitudinally from birth through routine visits at child health care centers. Since July 2006, all parents of newborn children who live in the study region are invited to participate in LucKi starting at 1-2 weeks after birth, and newborns are continuously being included into the study and followed prospectively until at least the age of 19 years. As of December 2011, over 4,000 newborns have taken part in the study.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
4,230 (participants as of 2011)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2006 - 2008 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Maastricht University (Universiteit Maastricht, UM)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Maastricht University
Public Health Service South Limburg (GGD Zuid Limburg)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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