EPICE-PT 2yr Dataset
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EPICE-PT 2yr Dataset
Associated study
- Portugal
| Acronym | EPICE-PT |
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| Name | Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe - Portugal |
| Study design | Cohort |
| Number of very preterm (VPT) and/or very low birthweight (VLBW) births included in cohort (live & still births) | 974 |
| Number of term-born control births included in cohort (live & still births) | 0 |
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Population
Portugal
The EPICE-PT cohort included all births (terminations of pregnancy, stillbirths, live births), from 22+0 to 31+6 weeks of gestation, occurred between 1st June 2011 and 31st May 2012.
The EPICE-PT involved all of the public maternity units (n=27) from two Portuguese regions, the Northern and Lisbon and Tagus Valley, as well as three private units from Lisbon.
Data Collection Event
2 Year Follow-up
***Follow-up at 2 years of corrected age***
EPICE-PT participants were followed up at 2 years of corrected age via a postal questionnaire completed by parents.
Neurodevelopment was assessed using the Parent Report of Children's Abilities - Revised for preterm infants (PARCA-R) questionnaire. Additional questions were included on walking, feeding, sight and hearing. Parents also completed questions on the health of the child, healthcare resource utilisation and follow up care. Height, weight and head circumference were provided based on the latest measurements recorded by a health professional in the child's health record book. Additionally, details on breastfeeding, living arrangements, family structure, childcare and socioeconomic status and demographic information were collected.