Pregnancy Outcome Prediction Study (POPS)
The POPS investigated the possible causes and predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The study included over 4,000 first-time pregnant women who attended a hospital in Cambridge (United Kingdom) for their dating ultrasound scan between 2008 and 2012. The women were assessed at recruitment, at 20, 28, and 36 weeks of gestation, and after delivery. A follow-up study of the cohort began in 2020 under the name POPStar (Pregnancy Outcome Prediction Study: transgenerational and adults review) and is tracking the long-term health and development of the children and the mothers through linkage with routinely collected data.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,512 (women)
3,977 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (women)
Pre-birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (women)
2008 - 2012 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Action Medical Research (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
British Heart Foundation (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
GE HealthCare (Industry, United States of America)
NIHR Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) (Research, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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