CHILD_Children_1year_postpartum
Population
CHILD - Children
Data Collection Event
CHILD - Children - 1 year postpartum
At 1 year postpartum, the parents answered questionnaires concerning the child's health, nutrition and diet, and medications. Household exposures were assessed using a home environment questionnaire. A food packaging and preparation questionnaire was also completed.
Clinical information was collected through a clinical assessment, which included questions from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) and also examination for evidence of atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and asthma.
A skin prick test was done. In Toronto only, a nitric oxide and spirometry tests were completed as well.
During this visit a blood (CBC, whole blood, plasma, mononuclear cells, stimulated whole blood, serum, DNA), urine, nasal swab, and stool samples were collected. If blood was not collected, a saliva sample was collected instead.