Xi’an Longitudinal Mother-Child Cohort study (XAMC)
The XAMC study follows a cohort of over 110,000 pregnant mothers and their children, of which there were over 120,000, including over 3,900 twins. Mothers were recruited from the Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital in Xi'an, China, when they were at less than 20 weeks of gestation and planned to deliver at the hospital. Two sub-cohorts were established within the study cohort: sub-cohort 1, including mother-child pairs recruited from January 1st 2017; and sub-cohort 2, including mothers and children who provided faeces samples after delivery from the 1st sub-cohort.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
114,946 (mothers)
124,454 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
2013 - 2023 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital (西北妇女儿童医院, NWCH)
Xi’an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKRDP, 国家重点研发计划)
Ongoing?
Yes
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
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