Victorian Infant Collaborative Study 1985-1987 cohort (VICS 1985-1987 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 1985-1987 cohort focused on growth, development, and school progress. The cohort included over 200 infants weighing 500 to 999 g at birth, born in Victoria between 1985 and 1987. Perinatal data were obtained, and infants were followed at ages 2, 5, and 8 years.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
212 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
1985 - 1987 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1985
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)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
