About MoBa – for researchers
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The Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) is a population-based birth cohort and one of the largest health studies in the world. Over 114,000 children, 95,000 mothers, and 75,000 fathers are participating.
MoBa follows its participants throughout their lives and across generations, currently including both the first generation (parents) and the second generation (adolescents and young adults).
Since recruitment began in 1998, MoBa has collected both biological samples and questionnaire data. Although the main recruitment phase concluded in 2009, data collection is ongoing. MoBa is consent-based and authorized under the Regulation on Population-Based Health Studies (Lovdata.no).
MoBa’s objective
MoBa aims to generate new knowledge about the causes, risk factors, courses, and consequences of diseases and health outcomes, with the ultimate goal of improving prevention and treatment.
Organization and Governance
Operational Board
MoBa is operated by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). Its decision-making body is the Operational Board, which makes decisions about the operation and management of MoBa, including principal resolutions concerning application processing. This board includes the scientific director, data controller, and department heads within the health survey division.
Scientific director: Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen
The MoBa Advisory Board
The MoBa Advisory Board acts as a consultative body on strategic and scientific matters concerning the study's development and operation.
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- Magnus P, Irgens LM, Haug K, Nystad W, Skjaerven R, Stoltenberg C and the MoBa Study Group. Cohort profile: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Int J Epidemiol 2006; 35:1146-50.
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