Ottawa and Kingston Birth Cohort (OaK Birth Cohort)
The OaK Birth Cohort followed over 7,800 mothers and over 7,800 of their new-born infants until delivery across Ontario province, Canada. Women who were receiving prenatal care from a physician or midwife were recruited from The Ottawa Hospital and Kingston General Hospital between October 2002 and April 2009, during antenatal visits in the early second trimester (12 - 20 weeks gestation). Epidemiologic information and biological specimens were collected, with the latter bio banked for future research.
Study design
Biobank, Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
7,867 (mothers)
7,875 (infants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (infants)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
2002 - 2009 (infants)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Women giving birth in Ontario province.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Kingston General Hospital (KGH)
Ottawa Hospital
Queen's University at Kingston
University of Ottawa (Université d’Ottawa)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Foundation for Innovation (Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation, FCI)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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