Key Features
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Born in Bradford (BiB) is a multi-ethnic birth cohort in Bradford, UK, which recruited 12Â 453 women with 13Â 776 pregnancies and 3448 of their partners between 2007 and 2011.
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Routine health and education data have been collected since birth and cohort subsamples have been followed up to age 5 years. Metabolomics and genetic data are available for ∼11 000 mothers and ∼9000 children. The cohort works closely with communities and health and education providers using findings to influence policy.
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This update summarizes the most recent follow-up in school and community settings when children were aged 6–11 years and key findings from the cohort.
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Extensive new data for BiB families have been collected, including questionnaires, cognitive and sensorimotor development, built and natural environment measures, biological samples, with continued record linkage.
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Measures of wellbeing and cognitive/sensorimotor development were extended to include non-BiB children in a whole-school recruitment approach.
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Applications to use data are invited via our website (www.borninbradford.nhs.uk).
