Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study is a unique study where over 90,000 pregnant women were recruited from 1998 to 2008. More than 70,000 fathers have participated.

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Den norske mor og barn-undersøkelsen (MoBa)

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What is the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study?

The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) is a study of the causes of disease among mothers and children. MoBa began to recruit pregnant women in 1999. Fathers were also invited. In 2008, the goal of more than 100 000 pregnancies was reached. Biological material and questionnaire data have been collected since the 17th week of pregnancy which makes the study unique.

Published 27.05.2016

For researchers

For participants

Look what I see! A brochure about children's social development

Here is a simple brochure that shows a child's social development from 0 to 3 years.

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Research findings and notifications

Reports and publications

MoBa brochure and magazine

MoBa films

MoBa film (3 min.)

Substudies with own study pages

Projects (list under development)

Status Active

Contact information Den norske mor og barn-undersøkelsen

See also:

Norwegian Twin Registry