TMICS assesses the impact of environmental phthalate exposure on maternal and infant health, involving participants recruited from nine hospitals across Taiwan. Pregnant women who had no history of systemic diseases, were 45 years or younger, and did not use corticosteroids or immunosuppressants chronically were recruited into the study. Over 1,600 mother-baby pairs completed baseline data collection. The average age of participants at recruitment was 32.5 years. Follow-ups are conducted during pregnancy and post-birth to monitor long-term health outcomes.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
1,676 (mothers)
1,676 (babies)
Age at first data collection
Birth (babies)
≤ 45 years (mothers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2012 - 2015 (babies)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
Kaohsiung Chang-Gang Memorial Hospital (長庚醫療財團法人高雄長庚紀念醫院)
Kaohsiung Medical University (高雄醫學大學, KMU)
National Health Research Institutes (國家衛生研究院, NHRI)
National Yang-Ming University (國立陽明大學, NYMU)
Tzu Chi University (慈濟大學, TCU)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Education (教育部, MOE)
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
National Health Research Institutes (NHRI)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected

Engagement
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