Wirral Child Health and Development Study (WCHADS)
WCHADS is a prospective cohort study focusing on first-time pregnant mothers and their children. Participants were recruited at 12 weeks gestation, with an 'extensive' general population sample and an 'intensive' stratified simple random subsample. The intensive sample includes those at high psychosocial risk (i.e., scoring above the threshold for psychological abuse at 20 weeks gestation) and a random selection from those at low psychosocial risk (i.e., scoring below the threshold).
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,233 (mothers)
1,233 (children)
Age at first data collection
20 weeks (children)
≥18 years (mothers)
Participant year of birth
2007 - 2008 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
King's College London (KCL)
University of Liverpool
University of Reading
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Alder Hey Children's Charity
Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research (CEIDR)
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Research Council (MRC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
