Stanford Brain and Behavior Infant Experiences Study (Stanford BABIES)
The BABIES project investigates the association between perinatal experiences and infant and toddler psychobiological development, beginning in 2016. Participants include 155 mother-child dyads who were recruited from communities in the San Francisco Bay Area (California, United States of America). Women were recruited either during their pregnancy (16 to 35 weeks of gestation) or when their infants were 6 months old or younger. Dyads in which mothers were recruited during pregnancy participated in assessments during pregnancy and when their infants were ages 3 to 8 weeks old. All dyads were assessed when infants were aged 5 to 8 months and 17 to 21 months.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
59 (pregnant women)
96 (mothers)
155 (infants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (pregnant women)
≥ 18 years (mothers)
3 weeks - 8 months (infants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (pregnant women)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (infants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Stanford University
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Jacobs Foundation
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Audio or visual recordings (e.g. of child behaviour, facial expressions)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
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