title: The Spanish Environment and Childhood Research Network (INMA study).
abstract: Prenatal and early life exposure to environmental agents, including dietary exposure, is associated with child health and human development and predisposes to late adult effects. Children are more vulnerable than adults to chemical, physical and biological hazards in air, water and soil, because they are still growing and their immune system and detoxification mechanisms are not fully developed. The physical, social and intellectual development of children from conception to the end of adolescence requires a protected environment that is also protective of their health. Following WHO and European Union recommendations, the Cooperative Environment and Childhood Research Network was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health to study effects of environment and diet on foetal and early childhood development in different geographical areas of Spain. This network integrates different multidisciplinary research groups and is comprised of six cohorts--three pre-existing and three de novo--which will prospectively follow up 3600 pregnant women from start of pregnancy until the children are 4-6-year old.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain. marieta@ugr.es
authors.forename: Mariana F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sunyer
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grimalt
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rebagliato
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ballester
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibarluzea
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ribas-Fitó
authors.forename: Adonina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tardon
authors.forename: Rosalia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Patier
authors.forename: Maties
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torrent
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Olea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D013030:Spain; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical