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BiCCA Members

Australia

The Mothers and their Children's Health (MatCH)
​Bangladesh

Harvard Reproductive and Birth Cohort​ (HRBC)
​Profile paper: Kile ML, Cardenas A, Rodrigues E, et al. Estimating Effects of Arsenic Exposure During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes in a Bangladeshi Cohort. Epidemiology. 2016;27(2):173-181.
China

 Laizhou Wan Birth Cohort (LWBC)
​Profile paper: ​Gao Y, Chen L, Wang C, et al. Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and female reproductive function: A study in the production area of Shandong, China. Sci Total Environ. 2016;572:9-15.
Nanjing Medical University Birth Cohort (NJMUBC)
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The ShangHai Birth Cohort (SBC)

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Sino-Canada Healthy LIFE TRajEctoriEs Initiative programme (SCHeLTI)

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Chinese Environmental Longitudinal, Mother and child, Asthma and allergy study (Celma)

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Profile paper: Wu Y, Marc I, Bouchard L, et al. Study protocol for the Sino-Canadian Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (SCHeLTI): a multicentre, cluster-randomised, parallel-group, superiority trial of a multifaceted community-family-mother-child intervention to prevent childhood overweight and obesity​. BMJ Open. 2021;11(4): e045192.

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Iran  

Persian Birth Cohort 
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Japan  

Chiba study of Mother and Children's Health
​(C-MACH)
Hamamatsu Birth Cohort for Mothers and Children (HBC study)
Profile paper: Sakurai K,Miyaso H, Eguchi A, et al. Chiba study of Mother and Children's Health (C-MACH): cohort study with omics analyses​. BMJ Open. 2016; 6(1): e010531.
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​Profile paper: ​Takagai S, Tsuchiya KJ, Itoh H, et al. Cohort profile: Hamamatsu Birth Cohort for Mothers and Children (HBC Study). Int J Epidemiol. 2016;45:333-342.
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Hokkaido cohort: Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health (​Hokkaido)

Sapporo cohort: Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health (Sapporo)
Profile paper: ​​Kishi R, Sasaki S, Yoshioka E, et al. Cohort profile: The Hokkaido Study on environment and children’s health in Japan. Int J Epidemiol. 2011;40:611-618.

​Profile paper: Kishi R, Kobayashi S, Ikeno T, et al. Ten years of progress in the Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children’s health: cohort profile—updated 2013. Environ Health Prev Med. 2013:18:429-450.
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​Profile paper: Kishi R, Ikeda-Araki A, Miyashita C, et al. The Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children’s health: Cohort profile – updated2017. Environ Health Prev Med. 22-46, 2017.
The Tohoku Study of Child Development (TSCD)
Profile paper: ​Nakai K, Suzuki K, Oka T, et al. The Tohoku study of perinatal exposures to methylmercury and environmentally persistent organic pollutants on neurobehavioral development in Japanese children. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2004;202:227-237.
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Korea 

Children’s Health and Environmental Chemicals in Korea (CHECK)
Profile paper: ​Kim JH, Lee SJ, Kim SY, et al. Association of food consumption during pregnancy with mercury and lead levels in cord blood. Sci Total Environ 2016;563-564:118-124.
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Cohort for Childhood Origin of Asthma and allergic diseases (COCOA)
Profile paper: ​Yang HJ, Lee SY, Suh DI, et al. The Cohort for Childhood Origin of Asthma and allergic diseases (COCOA) study: design, rationale and methods. BMC Pulm Med. 2014;14:109.
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Environment and Development of Children Study (EDC study)
Profile paper: Bae S, Lim YH, Lee YA, et al. Maternal Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration During Midterm Pregnancy and Children's Blood Pressure at Age 4. Hypertension 2017;69:367-374
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The Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health study (MOCEH)/​Korean CHildren's Environmental health Study (KoCHENS)
Profile paper: ​Kim BM, Ha M, Park HS, et al. The Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2009;24:573-583.
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Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC)
Profile paper: ​Lee JR, Kim G, Yi YJ, et al. Classifying Korean children’s behavioral problems and their influencing factors: a latent profile analysis. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy 2017;11:6.
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Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia Pregnancy Cohort Study (USM pregnancy cohort)
Profile paper: ​Loy SL and Hamid Jan JM. The Universiti Sains Malaysia Pregnancy Cohort Study: maternal-infant adiposity development until the first year of life. Health and the Environment Journal. 2014;5:50-64.
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Mongolia 

Birth Cohort Study in Mongolia-Towards Solving Global Problems in the Maternal and Child Health (BCSM)
Profile paper: Takehara K, Dagvadorj A, Hikita N, et al. Maternal and Child Health in Mongolia at 3 Years After Childbirth: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. Matern Child Health J. 2016 May;20(5):1072-81.
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Ulaanbaatar Gestation and Air Pollution Research (UGAAR) Study

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Nepal 

Nepali Birth Cohort Study in Chitwan Valley (Nepali)
Profile paper: Parajuli RP, Fujiwara T, Umezaki M, et al. Cord blood levels of toxic and essential trace elements and their determinants in the Terai region of Nepal: a birth cohort study. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2012;147:75-83.
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Philippines 

Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS)
Profile paper: Adair LS, Popkin BM, Akin JS, et al. Cohort profile: the Cebu longitudinal health and nutrition survey. Int J Epidemiol. 2011;40:619-625.
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Singapore

Growing up in Singapore Towards Health Outcomes (GUSTO)
Profile paper: Soh SE, Tint MT, Gluckman PD, et al. Cohort profile: Growing Up in Singapore Towards health Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 2014;43:1401-1409.
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Sri Lanka

 Kalutara Children’s Health Study (KCHS)
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Tailand

The Study of Asian Women, their Offspring’s Development and Environmental Exposures
(​SAWASDEE Birth Cohort Study)

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Taiwan

 Taiwan Birth Panel Study (TBPS)
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Profile paper:​ Hsieh CJ, Hsieh WS, Su YN, et al. The Taiwan Birth Panel Study: a prospective cohort study for environmentally-related child health. BMC Res Notes. 2011;4:291.
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Taiwan Early-Life Cohort (TEC)
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Profile paper:​ Wen HJ, Wang YJ, Lin YC, et al. Prediction of atopic dermatitis in 2-yr-old children by cord blood IgE, genetic polymorphisms in cytokine genes and maternal mentality during pregnancy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2011;22:695-703.
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Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS)​
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Profile paper:​ Wang Y, Rogan WJ, Chen PC, et al. Association between maternal serum perfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy and maternal and cord thyroid hormone: Taiwan maternal and infant cohort study. Environ Health Perspect. 2014;133:529-534.
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United Arab Emirates

Mother Infant Study Cohort (MISC)
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Vietnam

BienHoa Dioxin Cohort study (BienHoa study)
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Profile paper:​ Nishijo M, Tai PT, Nakagwa H, et al. Impact of perinatal dioxin exposure on infant growth: a cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in dioxin-contaminated area in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2012;7:e40273.​
Dioxin and Development of Children in Vietnam (DaDoCiV)
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DaNang Dioxin Cohort study (DaNang)


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