Ethics and governance of a longitudinal birth cohort.
All longitudinal birth cohorts should be undertaken with a detailed ethical strategy and policy on governance. Here we outline the various factors that should be taken into consideration and describe ways in which these issues may be addressed.
Birmingham
Karen
K
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. karen.birmingham@bristol.ac.uk
Doyle
Alan
A
D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001719:Birth Certificates / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054976:Clinical Governance; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026724:Ethical Review; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005260:Female; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy