The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study (Triple B)
The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort is a longitudinal study that examines a wide range of biopsychosocial factors that relate to the health and development of Australian children and families. Importantly, the project has a key focus on examining the impacts of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in pregnant women and their partners during the prenatal period on infant development and family functioning. The results of this study will inform public health and treatment initiatives that improve the health and well-being of Australian children and families.
| Study Summary | |
|---|---|
| Study name | The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study |
| Study abbreviation | Triple B |
| Current principal investigator/s |
Delyse Hutchinson Richard Mattick Craig Olsson George Youssef Steve Allsop |
| Current project manager |
Tanja Capic |
| Primary Institution/s |
Deakin University
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| Collaborating Institution/s |
University of New South Wales
Curtin University Murdoch Children’s Research Institute - MCRI University of Sydney University of Queensland |
| Major funding source/s |
National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC
Australian Rotary Health Mental Health of Young Australians Research Grant |
| Study website | http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/project/triple-b-bumps-babies-and-beyond |
| Key reference for study | Hutchinson, D., Wilson, J., Allsop, S., Elliott, E., Najman, J., Burns, L., Bartu, A., Jacobs, S., Honan, I., McCormack, C., Rossen, L., Fiedler, H., Stone, C., Khor, S., Ryan, J., Youssef, G., Olsson, C.A. and Mattick, R.P. (2018). Cohort Profile: The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study: A longitudinal study of the relationship between alcohol, tobacco and other substance use during pregnancy and the health and well-being of Australian children and families. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(1): 26-27m. |
| Study focus |
The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study investigates the effects of parental substance use and mental health on child development and family functioning. The data collected include demographic, parental, familial and infant factors, with a focus on parental substance use, mental health, parenting practices, familial functioning and child development. |
| Sampling frame |
Women attending antenatal services attached to major hospitals, and specialist drug and alcohol antenatal services, in New South Wales and Western Australia (Australia). |
| Primary study type | Longitudinal cohort |
| Year commenced |
2008 |
| Is this study ongoing? | Yes - the study is ongoing |
| Ongoing recruitment? | No |
| Sample size (N) |
1623 families, 1534 mothers recruited through general antenatal clinics and 89 mothers recruited through specialist drug and alcohol antenatal clinics |
| Survey data available? | Yes |
| Imaging data available? | No |
| Linkage to administrative dataset/s? | Yes, linkage to (at least one) administrative dataset completed |
| Biosamples available? | Yes |
| Are data available to others outside study team, with appropriate safeguards and structures in line with the cohort’s ethics and governance processes? | Yes |
| Are there any costs associated with data/sample access for approved requests? | There are usually no costs associated with access |
| Broadest type of participant consent available |
Extended consent (can be used for future ethically approved research related to this project) |
| Study Contacts | |
|---|---|
| Principal investigator/s |
Delyse Hutchinson Richard Mattick Craig Olsson George Youssef Steve Allsop |
| Project manager |
Tanja Capic |
| Study Contact |
delyse.hutchinson@deakin.edu.au |