Steps to the Healthy Development and Well-being of Children (STEPS)
The STEPS Study examines child health and well-being by employing a multidisciplinary approach, investigating the precursors and causes of various conditions. The cohort comprises all mothers who gave birth in the Hospital District of Southwest Finland from January 2008 to April 2010 along with their children, totalling almost 10,000 mothers and 10,000 children. Within this cohort, a subset participates in intensive follow-up, consisting of 1,797 mothers and 1,827 children, recruited during the first trimester of pregnancy or after delivery. The mothers had a mean age of 30.2 years and the majority had no previous births, however most did have previous pregnancies. Among the births, 51.3% were male.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
9,811 (mothers)
9,936 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
2008 - 2011 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
University of Turku (Turun yliopisto)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Abo Akademi University
Academy of Finland
Turku University Hospital
University of Turku
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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