ORIGINS provides additional opportunities to be involved in exciting new sub-projects that allow further benefits to be gained by families already involved in ORIGINS.
These sub-projects have been launched off the core ORIGINS protocol and look at multiple aspects of child and family health and development. We have categorised our sub-projects across health domains below.
Visit our Sub-Projects Summary page for a list of ORIGINS sub-projects by name.
In addition to the below sub-projects, a further 15 studies are currently under development or seeking approval and/or funding.
ORIGINS has several sub-projects exploring allergy development within the cohort, with a focus on nutritional strategies for allergy prevention.
This research domain focuses on understanding how early biological and physical factors shape infant growth, body composition, and neurodevelopment from the earliest stages of life.
Research within this theme is exploring what it takes to help a child flourish and develop resilience as well as investigating long-term impacts on mental and physical health from childhood experience.
ORIGINS has sub-projects exploring the link between a mother's diet during pregnancy and health outcomes of the child. Projects also explore nutrition and eating habits during the early years.
ORIGINS sub-projects investigating the impact of environment and lifestyle on health and development and chronic conditions.
Mental health and wellness is critical to the overall wellbeing of a person, and can also impact on physical health. Researchers are exploring the mental wellbeing of mothers and their experience of motherhood and pregnancy, and effective support options available. Mental health development of the child is also explored, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our ORIGINS families.
ORIGINS sub-projects are investigating the best way to provide support to new parents and their influence on the health and development of their offspring.
Exploring ideal timepoints for early diagnosis and intervention and the impact this has on improving family healthcare.
The impact of familial and childhood health conditions on health later in life.