Questionnairemainmeasures(frompregnancytotheageof24months)
Baselinequestionnaire
Demographicdata:parentalcitizenship,yearsinItaly(ifforeign),placeofbirthofgrandparents.
Socialbackground:parentaloccupations,parentaleducationallevel,employment.
HouseholdcompositionandHousing,indoorandoutdoorpollution:crowding(person/room),ownership,dimension,numberofrooms,floor,presenceofmouldormoisture,availabilityofgaswaterheater,airconditioning,typesofheatingandcookingathome,aircirculation,useofchemicalsinthehome,proximitytoheavytraffic,pets.
Leisureandlifestyle:maternalleisureandsportactivityoneyearbeforepregnancy,maternalpre-pregnancysmokingandalcoholuse,specialnutritionalneeds,useofsalt.
Health:paternalandmaternal(pre-pregnancy)weightandheight,maternaltypeofdelivery,breastfeeding,menarcheageandmenstrualcycleregularity,parentalweightatbirth,parentalmorbidities,inparticulardiabetesandallergies;parentalsleeppattern.
Reproductivehistory:previousreproductiveoutcomes,infertility,previouschildrenbreastfeeding,weightandgender,gestationalage.
Pregnancy:emotionalaspects(onpregnancyandinthelastmonthusingtheGHQ-12,gestationalweekatthefirstvisit,numberofultrasoundcheck,antenataldiagnosistests,otheraspects(contactwithpets,typeofwork,useofchemicals,sportactivity,hoursatopenair,snore,activeandpassivesmoking,alcoholuse,diet);morbiditiesanddruguse;hospitaladmission;vitaminsupplementation;pregnancyweightgain.
Delivery:earlybreastfeeding,newbornsleepposition.
Firstfollow-upquestionnaire(6monthsoflife)
For each month of life (from birth to 6 months):weightandheight, breastfeeding,weaning,hoursofsleep,pacifieruse,passivesmoking.
From birth to six months:foodsitemswiththemonthofintroduction;morbiditiesanddrugs; day nursery.
Last 24 hours:fooditemsandquantity.
Secondfollow-upquestionnaire(12monthsoflife)
Child growth:neurodevelopmentassessment,weightandheight.
Child health:diseases,hospitaladmittance,emergencyroomvisits,drugs administered,unintentionalinjuries.
Child care:daynursery,motherandfatheractivitieswithchild,numberofhoursatopenairpermonth.
Family habits:televisionviewing,maternalandpaternalsmokinghabit,childpassivesmokingexposure.
Child nutrition:breastfeeding,semi-quantitativefoodfrequency.
Child sleep:questionsfrom “briefscreeningquestionnaireforinfantsleep”.
Socioeconomic position:maternalandpaternaloccupationalchangesfrombirthtothefirstbirthday, family income.
Household composition and housing:changesovertime.
Maternal mood:mother-to-infantattachmentscale,generalhealthquestionnaire(12items),positivityscale.
Thirdfollow-upquestionnaire(24monthsoflife)
Child growth:neurodevelopmentassessment,weightandheight.
Child health:diseases,hospitaladmittance,emergencyroomvisits,drugs administered,unintentionalinjuries.
Child care:daynursery,motherandfatheractivitieswithchild.
Childactivities.
Family life style:maternalandpaternalsmokinghabit,childpassivesmokingexposure.
Child nutrition:breastfeeding,dietarypatternsandfeedingstyle.
Child sleep:questionsfrom “briefscreeningquestionnaireforinfantsleep”.
Socioeconomic position:maternalandpaternaloccupationalchangesfromthelastfollow-up.
Household composition and housing:changesovertime.