Physical characteristics mother and child

The Generation R Study is a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life until adulthood. The study is designed to identify early environmental and genetic pathways leading to normal and abnormal growth, development and health. An important focus of Generation R is to identify early life determinants of common (mostly non-communicable) diseases in adulthood. Pregnant women living in the Rotterdam area, the Netherlands, were included between 2002 and 2006. After birth, the children and their parents have been followed in multiple assessment waves up until young adulthood.

Generation R研究（Generation R Study）是一项基于人群的前瞻性队列研究，研究周期覆盖从胎儿期至成年阶段。本研究旨在探明介导正常与异常生长、发育及健康状态的早期环境与遗传通路。该研究的核心重点之一，是探明成年期常见（多数为非传染性）疾病的生命早期决定因素。2002年至2006年间，居住于荷兰鹿特丹地区的孕妇被纳入本研究队列。产后，研究团队通过多轮评估随访对该队列的儿童及其父母进行追踪，直至研究对象步入青年成年阶段。