EPIPAGE1 5y Medical Quest Dataset
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Associated study
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| Acronym | EPIPAGE 1 |
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| Name | Étude épidémiologique sur les petits âges gestationnels |
| Study design | Cohort |
| Number of very preterm (VPT) and/or very low birthweight (VLBW) births included in cohort (live & still births) | 3581 |
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Population
EPIPAGE 1 Cohort
Population based cohort consisting of all births (live births, still births and termination of pregnancy) in all maternity units in the 9 regions.
Data Collection Event
5 Year Follow Up
At 5 years of age, the parents of the participant completed a questionnaire about school, childcare arrangements, sleep, diet, and parent-child activities performed. Details of health and development, language and speech, allergies and family history of allergies, visits to health professionals, barriers to obtaining treatment, health insurance, and social care provision were also collected. Child behavior was assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Parents also completed a questions on living arrangements, place of residence, maternal place of birth and citizenship, maternal education level, employment, maternal health, maternal smoking, other children in the household, daily activities, worries, and their feelings about the time following the birth of the participant.
A clinical examination was performed including anthropometric measurements (height, weight, head circumference), neurological examination (simplified version of examination from Touwen, 1979), assessment of cerebral palsy, cardiopulmonary examination, dental examination, skin examination, other problems, and visual acuity. Behavior during examination was also rated by the clinical assessor.
During the assessment visit, the person accompanying the participant was interviewed about living arrangements, respiratory health, skin health, neurological health, contact with health professionals, vision, hearing, hospital admission, other health problems, long term treatments and family medical history.
A clinical examination was performed including anthropometric measurements (height, weight, head circumference), neurological examination (simplified version of examination from Touwen, 1979), assessment of cerebral palsy, cardiopulmonary examination, dental examination, skin examination, other problems, and visual acuity. Behavior during examination was also rated by the clinical assessor.
During the assessment visit, the person accompanying the participant was interviewed about living arrangements, respiratory health, skin health, neurological health, contact with health professionals, vision, hearing, hospital admission, other health problems, long term treatments and family medical history.