Southampton Women’s Survey (SWS)
The SWS began by interviewing over 12,500 non-pregnant women in Southampton, England. Then, of these women, those who had children by the end of May 2005 were recruited into the full study. The women were followed up twice during pregnancy and nine times following birth. A subgroup of the cohort were also followed up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
12,583 (non-pregnant women)
2,567 (children)
Age at first data collection
20 - 34 years (women)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (women)
1998 - 2005 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Medical Research Council (MRC)
University of Southampton
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Heart Foundation
Dunhill Medical Trust
European Union FP7 programmes
Food Standards Agency
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
