Journal
PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 256-273Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00799.x
Keywords
birth survey; longitudinal; time trends; cancer; paternal age; childhood hospitalisation; pre-eclampsia; breast feeding; BMI; diabetes; birth defects; psychiatric disorder
Funding
- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA080197, K07 CA090685, 1R01 CA080197, 1K07 CA090685] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [1R01 MH059114, 2K24 MH001699, R01 MH059114-01A1, R01 MH059114, K24 MH001699-01A2, K24 MH001699] Funding Source: Medline
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The Jerusalem Perinatal Study recorded information on population-based cohorts of 92 408 live- and stillbirths in 1964-76, and their parents, with active surveillance of infant deaths and birth defects. Data on maternal conditions, obstetric complications and interventions during labour and delivery were recorded for 92% of the births. Subsets were surveyed with antenatal interviews in 1965-68 (n = 11 467), paediatric admissions to hospital (n = 17 782) and postpartum interviews in 1975-76 (n = 16 912). Data from some offspring were linked to records of a health examination at age 17. The offspring, mothers and fathers have been traced recently, their vital status assessed, and the data linked to Israel's Cancer Registry and Psychiatric Registry. This paper describes the different types of data available, their sources, and some potential biases. Characteristics of this unique population are shown. Findings from the study are reviewed and a list of references is provided. The cohorts provide a unique source of data for a wide variety of studies.
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