Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) is a study of the causes of disease among mothers and children. MoBa began to recruit pregnant women in 1999. Fathers were also invited.

On this page we have gathered relevant information for researchers applying for access to data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)-.

Here you will find important information for those who wish to borrow data from MoBa.

The data from MoBa enable research on the relationship between genetic factors and disease in general, as well as the difference between inheriting a genetic variant from mother or father.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) will charge for actual expenses in connection with administrative work, processing and delivery of data.

This page contains information regarding biological data that are available for researchers to apply for and use through the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).

Articles based on MoBa must follow MoBa's guidelines for publication.

Analytical results from biological material must be returned to MoBa as soon as the analyses are completed. Data collected in research projects must be sent to MoBa in accordance with the agreements.

On this page you will find information on the use of data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort study (MoBa) in consortia.

Version 12 of the MoBa data was made available to researchers in January 2019. In July 2020, the diet questionnaire for youths was added to version 12.

This page contains invitation, statements of concent, questionnaires and instrument documentation for the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).

This list shows all projects using data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).

The publications in the list below are based on data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).

Collection of flow charts, sample overview and number of total samples in biobank.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) will charge for actual expenses in connection with administrative work, processing and delivery of data.