Population Cohort
Seychelles Child Development Study (SCDS)
About this cohort
Three nested birth cohorts: SCDS Main Cohort (Feb–Sept 1989, 779 mother-child pairs, all live births in the period), Nutrition Cohort 1 (Jan 2001–Apr 2002, 300 women in early pregnancy), and Nutrition Cohort 2 (2008–2011, 1,535 women). Investigates the impact of prenatal methylmercury exposure from fish consumption on child neurodevelopment in a high-fish-intake island population. SCDS is one of the longest-running fish-and-mercury cohorts globally.
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This cohort covers 779 participants in a mixed setting in Seychelles, spanning Birth cohort (now adults) (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
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