IJE Advance Access originally published online on September 9, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2006 35(1):34-41; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi183
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Cohort profile: 1958 British birth cohort (National Child Development Study)
1 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
2 Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, Bedford group, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, UK
* Corresponding author. E-mail: C.Power@ich.ucl.ac.uk
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How did the study come about? |
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The 1958 birth cohort or the National Child Development Study (NCDS) began as a study of Perinatal Mortality focussing on just over 17 000 births in a single week in 1958. To address concerns regarding the stillbirth rate not falling, the original study aimed to identify social and obstetric factors linked to stillbirth and neonatal death. The findings contributed to the improvement of maternity services in Britain and to a reduction in perinatal mortality.1 The initial survey was not planned as a longitudinal study, but subsequently the National Children's Bureau was commissioned by the Central Advisory Council for Education (The Plowden Committee) to retrace the cohort at age 7 and monitor their educational, physical, and social development.2 Further surveys took place when children were aged 11 and 16.3,4 This cohort was educated during a period when there was considerable debate about the nature of primary schooling, the selection for secondary
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Who is in the sample, how often have they been followed-up, and what is attrition like? |
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What has it found? Key findings and publications |
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Natural history
Relationships between health and social factors over time (life-course epidemiology)
Social inequalities in health
Health-related behaviours
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