Taicang and Wuqiang Mother–Child Cohort Study (TAWS)
TAWS investigates the mechanisms of associations between maternal and early-life nutrition and children's growth and health in China. Mother-child pairs were recruited from Taicang (Jiangsu Province, China) and Wuqiang (Hebei Province, China) during early pregnancy (less than 16 weeks gestation) or delivery. Recruited mothers were aged between 18 and 45 years, had no history of abortion, planned to remain in Taicang or Wuqiang for the next 4 years, and were generally healthy. Over 7,000 mother-child pairs participated in the baseline sweep for data collection. Participants are followed up 3 times during pregnancy, once during delivery, and between 7 and 10 times after birth.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
7,041 (mothers)
7,041 (babies)
Age at first data collection
18 - 45 years (mothers)
Birth (babies)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2013 - 2021 (babies)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾病预防控制中心, CCDC)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾病预防控制中心 ,CCDC)
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 – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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