Peking University Birth Cohort in Tongzhou (PKUBC-T)
PKUBC-T was a prospective cohort study conducted at the Tongzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Beijing, China. This study aimed to investigate the health effects of pre-pregnancy and prenatal exposures on mother-child dyads. Pregnant women were recruited between June 2018 and February 2019. At baseline, women were aged 18 to 49 years, had less than 14 weeks of gestation, lived in Tongzhou District during the past half year and were not planning to move out of Tongzhou District after delivery, and planned to receive prenatal care and give birth in Tongzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
5,477 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 49 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2018
Primary Institutions
Peking University (北京大学, PKU)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
Peking University (PKU)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
