The Effects of Early-life Environmental and Behavioral Factors on Child Growth and Development

The Shanghai Sleep Birth Cohort Study (SSBC) is a prospective observational study investigating the sleep condition of women in their third trimester and children from the age of 42 days to 6 years. Both subjective and objective tools were used to assess different sleep characteristics, including sleep duration, sleep rhythm and sleep quality. From August 2012 to June 2013, total 277 pregnant women from the eastern division of Renji Hospital in Pudong New Area, Shanghai were included in the study. Demographic information, physical examination, developmental and psychiatric assessment, diet and physical activity, as well as biological samples were collected for further analysis. Main findings of the current study showed the effect of sleep disturbances during the third trimester on emotional regulation and the influence of different sleep characteristics on children's social-emotional development