LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

VITALITY: Pregnancy and birth

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2014-Ongoing	2014-Ongoing	2014-Ongoing	2014-Ongoing	2014-Ongoing	2020	2014-Ongoing	2014-Ongoing	2021-Ongoing	2021-Ongoing
	Phase	Baseline	Compliance Monitoring	6 month follow-up	Optional Clinic Visit	Clinical assessment	COVID Immune: Baseline	9 month follow-up	12 month follow-up	COVID Immune: 12 month follow-up	Short Allergy Questionnaire
	Age	6-12 weeks	3-12 months	6 months	6 months	12-18 months	1-5 years	9 months	12 months	2-6 years	12-24 months
	N	in progress	in progress	in progress	in progress	in progress		in progress	in progress	in progress	in progress
Birth hospital detail			P:VIT ^I
Birth length			P:VIT ^I
Birth weight			P:VIT ^I
Exposure to potentially harmful entity during pregnancy			P:BIS ^M
Gestational age at birth			P:VIT ^I
Multiple birth			P:VIT ^I
Multiple birth order			P:VIT ^I
Neonatal intensive care service					P:VIT ^I				P:VIT ^I	P:VIT ^I
Place of birth			P:VIT ^I
Prenatal health behaviour			P:IPMSSG ^M		P:IPMSSG ^M					P:IPMSSG ^M

Featured measurements

BIS: : Barwon Infant Study-devised measure
IPMSSG: : International Paediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group-devised measure
VIT: : Primary prevention of infant food allergy: VITALITY Trial-devised measure

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

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