The Huizhou mother-infant cohort was set up to investigate the effect of dietary factors and environmental exposures during pregnancy on health consequences of mothers and offsprings in Huizhou, China.
Huizhou mother-infant cohort (No-worry Baby Project) is a scientific research/public health project jointly initiated by Huizhou First Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital and School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University. The project plans to recruit 10,000 participants since early pregnancy and follow up for three years after birth in the first stage. Biological samples, data from questionnaires survey and clinical information will be collected for both mothers and infants. The study is aimed to investigate the effects of dietary factors and environmental exposures during pregnancy on infants' health as well as the prognosis of diseased mothers. The study will have essentially both clinical and public health implications to find effective strategies for prevention and management of a range of chronic disorders (above mentioned) during pregnancy and exploration of the possible impacts on offspring health. The cohort will provide scientific basic for improvement of mother and infant's health.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5,216
No intervention
School of Public Health of Sun Yat-sen University (North Campus)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Number of adverse birth outcomes.
Including dystocia,stillbirth, fetal macrosomia and child with birth defect.
Time frame: At delivery.
Children weight changes.
Weight is measured in kilograms.
Time frame: At age of 1 month, 3 months, 6months, 1 year, and 3 year.
Children height changes.
Height is measured in meters.
Time frame: At age of 1 month, 3 months, 6months, 1 year, and 3 year.
Number of participant with gestational complications.
Including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes mellitus.
Time frame: At delivery.
Maternal weight changes(kg).
Assess using electronic weighing machine and body composition analyzer.
Time frame: At 20 weeks of gestation, 28 weeks of gestation, the time before labor and 30 days after delivery.
Number of participant with postnatal depression.
Assess using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The total score of scale is 30 ,and higher score indicates worse status.
Time frame: At 30 days after delivery.
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