Tongji Maternal and Child Health Cohort (TMCHC)
The Tongji Maternal and Child Health Cohort (TMCHC) began in 2013, investigating the pre-, peri-, and post-natal determinants of mother-child pairs' health. Over 8,000 pregnant women were recruited and first interviewed for inclusion in TMCHC from January 2013 to May 2016 from three public hospitals in the city of Wuhan, China: the Hubei Maternal and Child Health hospital, the Jiangan Maternal and Child Health hospital, and the Central Hospital of Wuhan. Following birth, over 5,000 mother-child pairs were included at 1-month postpartum, with subsequent follow-ups at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 72 months postpartum.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
8,649 (mothers)
5,387 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
1 month (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2013 - 2016 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学, HUST)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Ministry of Science and Technology (中华人民共和国科学技术部)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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