Victorian Infant Collaborative Study 1979-1980 cohort (VICS 1979-1980 cohort)
The VICS aims to better understand the long-term health outcomes of extremely preterm (before 28 weeks of pregnancy) or extremely low birth weight (<1000 g) babies born in Victoria, Australia. VICS includes several cohorts recruited in distinct birth eras (from 1979-80 to the most recent 2023 cohort). The VICS 1979-80 cohort focused on growth, blood pressure, and breathing ability. The cohort included 89 infants weighing 500 to 999 g at birth, who were born in Victoria between 1979 and 1980. Perinatal data were collected, and participants were assessed at ages 2, 5, 8, and 14 years. Participants who were born at the Royal Women’s Hospital also completed follow-up between the ages of 18 and 22 years.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
89 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
1979 - 1980 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1979
Primary Institutions
Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Mercy Hospital for Women
Monash Medical Centre
Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)
Royal Women’s Hospital
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Royal Women's Hospital
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
