ECHILD Team Introduces the New Mother-Baby Linked Cohort of Health, Education, and Social Care Data

A new research publication in the International Journal of Epidemiology describes a newly created cohort designed to study the intergenerational effects of maternal health and exposures on child outcomes in England's education, health, and social care systems. The dataset, known as the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data Mother-Baby (ECHILD-MB) cohort, provides comprehensive information on millions of mothers and their children.

The ECHILD-MB cohort was created by linking data from the National Health Service (NHS) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) with the National Pupil Database (NPD). Researchers linked 13.6 million baby records to 8 million mothers, resulting in a high linkage rate of 94.1%. This dataset covers births from April 1997 to January 2022, representing 87.3% of all births in England, providing a valuable resource for studying the impact of maternal factors on children aged 0-24 years.

This extensive data allows researchers to explore the relationships between maternal health and education outcomes for children, offering insights into how these factors can influence children's development and their educational trajectories.

The ECHILD-MB cohort is available to accredited researchers, offering a platform for in-depth studies and policy analysis. The dataset's potential to inform public health and educational policies makes it a key resource for stakeholders interested in improving outcomes for mothers and children in England.

Read the publication for free here.

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