The CHILD cohort study is a national prospective longitudinal birth cohort study which seeks to understand environmental influences on child development. 

CHILD is a study that follows participants from mid-pregnancy to adolescence to learn about how different early-life exposures relate to health and disease outcomes. This study is designed to be one of the most informative of its kind in the world and will influence medical practice, parenting choices, consumer product regulation, and policy development. CHILD is the largest multidisciplinary, longitudinal, population-based birth cohort study in Canada. 

In partnership with the CHILD study, ACCERT lab is investigating diverse influences on emerging mental health and cognitive abilities across childhood. 

Healthy Baby Brains is a longitudinal cohort study investigating the relationships between maternal exposures during and after pregnancy (cannabis, tobacco smoke, home environment, sleep quality, air pollution) and child developmental and health outcomes. The HBB study is following pregnant people in the Edmonton area from weeks 16-28 of their pregnancy until their infant is 3 years of age.

The SPPIN study is a large cohort study working together with a large team of researchers across Canada. The study is interested in understanding how the way and context in which pregnant people live impacts their gut organisms, and how that in turn might impact their baby’s brain development. The SPPIN study is following pregnant people living in Edmonton over three years.