The Effects of Early-life Environmental and Behavioral Factors on Child Growth and Development (SSBC)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Development

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04314466

SCMCIRB-2012033

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Shanghai Sleep Birth Cohort Study (SSBC) is a prospective observational study investigating the sleep condition of women in their third trimester and children from the age of 42 days to 6 years. Both subjective and objective tools were used to assess different sleep characteristics, including sleep duration, sleep rhythm and sleep quality. From August 2012 to June 2013, total 277 pregnant women from the eastern division of Renji Hospital in Pudong New Area, Shanghai were included in the study. Demographic information, physical examination, developmental and psychiatric assessment, diet and physical activity, as well as biological samples were collected for further analysis. Main findings of the current study showed the effect of sleep disturbances during the third trimester on emotional regulation and the influence of different sleep characteristics on children's social-emotional development

Enrollment: 236 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Long-term resident in Shanghai, and no relocation plan for 2 years
• Ultrasonography indicated singleton pregnancy at 34-36 weeks
• Willingness to participate in the study and engage in the follow-up at the specified time
• Neonates were included if they were partus maturus

Exclusion criteria

• Preterm labor symptoms during pregnancy
• Gestational hypertension or gestational diabetes mellitus
• Heart, liver, and kidney disease
• Apgar score was 7 or below at 1 minute or 5 minutes with history of asphyxia at birth