Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment (MAVAN)

Sample details

The MAVAN project is a prospective community-based, pregnancy and birth cohort of Canadian mother-child dyads. The main objective of MAVAN project is to examine the pre- and postnatal influences, and their interaction, in determining individual differences in children development. The community sample included mothers from Montréal, Québec and Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, recruited during the early to mid-stages of pregnancy (13 to 20 weeks). Participants underwent initial assessments around the 26th week of pregnancy and were subsequently followed through multiple time points involving both home visits and laboratory sessions.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

630 (participants)

Age at first data collection

≥ 18 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
Female

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Community-based sample

Mother and child dyad

Mothers

Dataset details

Country

Canada

Year of first data collection

2003

Primary Institutions

Douglas Mental Health University Institute (Institut universitaire en santé mentale Douglas)

McGill University

Links

clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03434457

Profile paper DOI
Not available

Funders

Jacobs Foundation

Blema & Arnold Steinberg Family Foundation

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)

Irving Ludmer Family Foundation

JPB Foundation

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection

Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
Interview – face-to-face
Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)

Qualitative data collection