Cohort profile:The PHARMO Perinatal Research Network (PPRN) in the Netherlands: A population-based mother-child linked cohort

Purpose Observational population-based research is a very suitable non-invasive method for studies in the vulnerable populations of pregnant women and children. Therefore, the PHARMO Perinatal Research Network (PPRN) was set up as a resource for life course perinatal and paediatric research by linking population-based data from existing registrations. Participants From 1999 to 2017, the PPRN captures approximately 542 900 pregnancies of 387 100 mothers (Pregnancy Cohort'). Additionally, mother-child linkage is currently available for a quarter of these pregnancies (Child Cohort'). The PPRN con... Mehr ...