Table 1

Summary of constructs and assessments points for the cohort

ConstructsMeasured/assessedAntenatalPostnatal
Baseline3 months6 months12 months24 months36 months
Maternal constructs
SociodemographicsAge, education, household structure, household assets household roster, occupation, economic shocks and debt······
PsychosocialPerinatal depression·····
Perceived stress······
Social support, instrumental and emotional······
Decision-making, autonomy and self-efficacy····
Disability/function······
Intimate partner violence····
Physical healthHeight, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure······
Previous pregnancies, still births and miscarriage history······
Family planning/contraception use·····
Other constructs of interestFamily history of mental illness and substance use·
Religiosity·
Understanding and executive function·
Life satisfaction··
Significant life events···
Health services utilisation (maternal and child)····
Risk taking··
Adverse childhood experiences·
Parental bonding·
Child constructs
Child nutrition and careBreastfeeding and child nutrition·····
Beliefs, practices, investment and expectations about children·····
Immunisation···
Child interactionFather and household involvement in parenting and childcare····
Home environment for child rearing/parenting···
Postnatal attachment··
Mother–child interaction···
Child health and developmentWeight, length/height and head circumference·····
Acute illness history···
Socioemotional development····
Cognitive development··
Maternal and child biomarkers (subsample)
HormoneHair steroid hormones (mother)·
Hair steroid hormones (child)·
GeneticDNA (mother)··
DNA (child)·