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 (Healthcare/Medical, Australia)
Mercy Hospital for Women (Healthcare/Medical, Australia)
Monash Medical Centre (Healthcare/Medical, Australia)
Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) (Healthcare/Medical, Australia)
Royal Women’s Hospital (Healthcare/Medical, Australia)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Research council, Australia)
Royal Women's Hospital (Healthcare/Medical, Australia)
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
