Mamma & Bambino
The Mamma & Bambino study aims to explore the effect of preconception, perinatal, and early life exposure on maternal and infant health. Since 2014, pregnant women receiving prenatal genetic counselling in Catania, Italy, have been recruited and assessed at the 4th to 20th gestational weeks. Information on mothers and their children is also collected at delivery, one year after delivery, and two years after delivery.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
445 (pregnant women)
322 (children)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (pregnant women)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (pregnant women)
Varied (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuel
Profile paper DOI
Funders
University of Catania
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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