Prenatal low-level mercury exposure and neonatal anthropometry in rural northern China
This study investigated the impact of prenatal low-level Mercury (Hg) exposure on fetal growth. Recruitment of a total of 258 pregnant, adult women living in the southern coastal area of Laizhou Bay of the Bohai Sea in northern China for at least 3 years began in September 2010 and ended in December 2011. Maternal biosamples were collected within 3 days prior to delivery and at birth. Shortly after birth, a maternal questionnaire was administered, and the children's health outcomes were measured at birth and during the 2-year follow-up period.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
258 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (Academic, China)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC) (Government, China)
Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (上海市科学技术委员会, STCSM) (Government, China)
Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (Government, China)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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