The Medical Research Council (MRC) National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD)
Initiatives
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Oldest of the British birth cohort studies. It is unique in having data from birth on the health and social circumstances . Objectives: Scientific discovery of life course, influences on normal and healthy ageing, Transfer of knowledge to policymakers, health practitioners, and other research users.
The study set up to address these questions:
1. why the national fertility rate had been falling consistently since the middle of the 19th century?;
2. what was the national distribution and use of obstetric medical and midwifery services, and how far do they prevent premature and infant death, and promote the health of mothers and infants?
**General contact: [email protected]**
**Data access: [email protected] **
- Start Year
- 1946
- Funding
- Nuffield Foundation and the National Birthday Trust Fund
- Supplementary Information
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Survey_of_Health_%26_Development
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Babies have been followed up 24 times.
- Supplementary Information
- https://mrc.ukri.org/
Marker Paper
Chua SYL, Thomas D, Allen N, Lotery A, Desai P, Patel P, Muthy Z, Sudlow C, Peto T, Khaw PT, Foster PJ; UK Biobank Eye & Vision Consortium. Cohort profile: design and methods in the eye and vision consortium of UK Biobank. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 21;9(2):e025077. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025077.
PUBMED 30796124
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 5,362
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Men and women born in England, Scotland or Wales in March 1946
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.nshd.mrc.ac.uk/about-us/