Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health Research Bank Pregnancy Cohort (RPGEH Pregnancy Cohort)
The Kaiser Permanente Research Bank (KP Research Bank) includes a general cohort, a pregnancy cohort (RPGEH Pregnancy Cohort), and a cancer cohort. The RPGEH Pregnancy Cohort was established to understand the factors influencing women’s and children’s health. Between 2010 and 2018, the study recruited around 25,000 pregnant women aged 18 or older who initiated prenatal care at a Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) medical facility in the United States of America. Data has been collected during participants' first and second trimesters of pregnancy and from linked electronic health records. Participants and their children are included in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program, with plans to follow 2,130 children until 2030.
Study design
Cohort, Biobank, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
25,110 (participants)
2,130 (children in ECHO)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Birth (children in ECHO)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Varied (children in ECHO)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
Kaiser Permanente
Links
researchbank.kaiserpermanente.org/
divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/research/womens-and-childrens-health/echo-program/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Kaiser Permanente
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
