Negev Pregnancy Cohort (NPC)
NPC is a study of over 180 pregnant women and their offspring from the Negev region in Israel. An initial 187 pregnant women aged 20 - 42 years were included in the study, recruited at 11 - 13.5 gestational weeks at a nuchal translucency clinic at Soroka University Medical Center. The recruitment period occurred from October 2017 until April 2018.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
187 (participants)
Age at first data collection
20 - 42 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2017
Primary Institutions
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev, BGU)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ben Gurion University (Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev, BGU)
Environment and Health Fund (EHF)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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