The idea of a Norwegian pregnancy cohort was conceived in the early 1990s–in two
research centers: The Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN) in Bergen, by Lorentz M …

The background why the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) was conceived
and its aims are complex and multifactorial, and the replies you get if you ask for clarification …

Abstract The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study (MoBa) is a longitudinal pregnancy
cohort conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Now, in 2014, it is 15 years …

After some preliminary challenges, the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
started recruitment in one county in June 1999. By 2004 the study was national and included …

The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) was planned in the 1990s partly by
researchers at the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN) 1 and partly by researchers at …

Abstract The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) is an observational,
prospective study of up to 100 000 families. The study aims to find causes of diseases, with a …

In the early 1990s it became obvious that we needed to link data from our medical registries
with other data sources, and to add additional data to the registries. When the first …

Pregnancy-related factors are important for short-and long-term health in mothers and
offspring. The nationwide population-based Swedish Medical Birth Register (MBR) was …

If you want to prevent disease and promote health you have to study man. You need data or
information from people–often many people. There is no other way. If you want to study …

Introduction: In this review a selection of studies published during the period 2002-2010,
based on data from the Danish National Birth Cohort linked with other health registers, is …