Information for researchers
The Born and Bred in (BaBi) Network Meta-Cohort, is a multi-site cohort study that currently includes Leeds, Doncaster, Wakefield, and East London. BiB4All are the co-ordinating centre, providing strategic research support to each BaBi site and developing the process to combine these local cohorts as a meta-cohort over time. Our aim is to expand this model across further sites over time.
There are a set of primary aims that the BaBi network is working towards, these include:
Harnessing the power of routinely collected data from multiple services and organisations to build a clearer picture of children’s and families lives over time.
Creating a series of electronic cohorts across the UK that can be used locally as health intelligence tools and shape services.
And finally bringing the meta-cohort together as one, to answer research questions of national relevance. For example we envisage the potential to explore things such as rare illnesses and conditions through the power of shared data and larger sample sizes that the meta-cohort will allow.
Accessing Further Information
The Coordinating Centre has created a form that will help you get the information you require for any of the following:
Interested in becoming a BaBi Site
Request to use BaBi data
Request to approach BaBi participants for Research and/or collaborate on a new study using the BaBi cohort
Request to collaborate on a grant application
If you are already a BaBi site and would like to inform us of a local BaBi research study or project, please fill out this form.
Please access this form using the following link:
The Review Process
Data requests received will undergo a specific process based on the type of request received:
The review dates for BaBi requests are as follows:
