S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital - Establishment of gut microbiota in term and preterm infants
This study aims to investigate the development of gut microbiota in term and preterm infants and includes 81 infants and their mothers recruited from Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna, Italy. Recruitment began in 2014, with infants enrolled at birth in the hospital’s Neonatal Unit based on gestational age and clinical criteria. The cohort consists of newborns divided into three groups: Group A includes term infants (≥37 weeks gestational age) born vaginally and exclusively breastfed; Group B includes moderately preterm infants (32–34+6 weeks gestational age); and Group C includes very preterm infants (<32 weeks gestational age or <1500g birth weight). Participants are followed up at multiple time points, including Day of Life (DOL) 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, and monthly thereafter, with some followed up to DOL 210 (approximately 7 months).
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
81 (children)
81 (mothers)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
University of Bologna (Università di Bologna)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
amsdottorato.unibo.it/id/eprint/7984/1/PhD%20thesis%20Aceti.pdf
Funders
No funding information available
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
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
