NorthPop Birth Cohort Study (NorthPop)
The NorthPop study investigates how exposures in early life influence health, development, and growth in childhood. Between 2016 and 2025, the study recruited 10,000 pregnant women in Västerbotten County, Sweden, along with their child and partner. The families are followed during pregnancy, at birth, 1 month, 4 months, 9 months, 18 months, 2 years, 3 years and 7 years.
Study design
Biobank, Cohort, Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
~ 10,000 (mothers)
~ 10,000 (fathers)
~ 10,000 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers)
2016 - 2025 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Region Västerbotten
Umeå University (Umeå Universitet)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ekhaga Foundation (Ekhagastiftelsen)
Kempestiftelserna
Region Västerbotten
Swedish Environment Protection Agency
Swedish Heart Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Employer data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Social care data
Engagement
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