Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study
The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study investigates the effects of parental alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use on infant development and family functioning. Participants attended public antenatal clinics attached to major hospitals and area health services in the Australian states of New South Wales and Western Australia. Five assessment points have been conducted, including: trimester 1 (conception to 12 weeks), trimester 2 (13 weeks to 27 weeks), trimester 3 (28 weeks to birth) and an 8-week follow-up (8 weeks postnatal). A comprehensive developmental follow-up also occurred when the infant was aged 12 months. Mothers were assessed at all time points; partners at trimester 3, 8 weeks postnatal, and the 12-month follow-up; and infants at the 8-week and 12-month follow-up.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,623 (mother-child dyads)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
Curtin University
Deakin University
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)
University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Australian Rotary Health (ARH)
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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