Workshop recommendations for the preconception cohort of the National Children’s Study

  1. Sherry G. Selevan1,
  2. Joseph B. Stanford2,*

Article first published online: 14 OCT 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00772.x

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Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volume 20, Issue Supplement s1, pages 60–65, November 2006

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Selevan, S. G. and Stanford, J. B. (2006), Workshop recommendations for the preconception cohort of the National Children’s Study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 20: 60–65. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00772.x

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  1. 1

    Retired, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC and

  2. 2

    Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

*Dr Joseph B. Stanford, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, 375 Chipeta Way, Suite A, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. E-mail: jstanford@dfpm.utah.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 14 OCT 2006
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Keywords:

  • National Children’s Study;
  • preconception study design;
  • planned pregnancy;
  • periconception exposures;
  • fertility

Summary

This paper summarises discussions on incorporating preconception recruitment in the National Chidren’s Study (NCS); these were part of the workshop on Expanding Methodologies for Capturing Day-Specific Probabilities of Conception. Four key issues were discussed in relation to the NCS: (1) differences between pregnancy ‘planners’ and ‘non-planners’; (2) a tiered approach to preconception data collection; (3) data gaps in preconception studies; and (4) assessment of early pregnancy in subsequent pregnancies for women with a child already in the study. Practical recommendations were developed for each theme, which have relevance for other prospective studies of conception, pregnancy and human development.

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