The Jiaxing Birth Cohort in China
Recruiting · NCT03217656 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Zhejiang University
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What this trial is about
The Jiaxing Birth Cohort (JBC) is the largest prospective cohort study to explore prenatal risk factors, early life feeding practice and growth pattern/ adiposity in Chinese children.Between 1999 and 2013, 338 413 mother-child pairs were recruited in Jiaxing area in south-east China.Children of the recruited women were followed up at 1-2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age, and subsequently followed up every 6 months to 36 months of age (toddler stage), and every year to 6-7 years of age before they went to school (pre-school stage). Follow-up rate was 70.8% at the toddler stage and 68.9% at the pre-school stage up to June 2013.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Pregnant women came to clinic visit at one of the local hospitals during pregnancy at Jiaxing area
- Pregnant women were followed up during pregnancy and their children were born alive at local hospital or clinics
Exclusion criteria
- Those who did not want to participant
- The infant was dead at the birth
- Those pregnant mothers who dropped out during follow-up at pregnancy or moved out of the Jiaxing area
Where it is running
2 locations listed.
- Zhejiang University - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang University - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China