Rhea Study
The Rhea Study follows a cohort of over 1,600 pregnant women and their children across the wider Heraklion region of Crete, Greece. The pregnant women were recruited between February 2007 to February 2008 at their first routinely scheduled major ultrasound test during the first trimester of pregnancy, across four antenatal clinics in Heraklion city. Over 1,300 of the recruited women were followed until delivery, with later recruitment at birth including over 90 additional mother-child pairs.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
1,610 (pregnant women)
1,458 (children)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (pregnant women)
Participant year of birth
Varied (pregnant women)
2007 - 2008 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, ISGlobal)
University of Crete (Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Union (EU)
Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI)
General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Γενική Γραμματεία Έρευνας και Τεχνολογίας, GSRT)
Natioanl Strategic Reference Framework (Εθνικό Στρατηγικό Πλαίσιο Αναφοράς, ESPA)
University of Crete (Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης)
Ongoing?
Yes
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 environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
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