What is Involved?

Are you interested in taking part in the ECHO project but unsure what it will involve? Find out more here, going step by step through each stage of our research!

Prenatal Visits

  • Your doctor will explain what the ECHO study is and will provide you with additional information about taking part

  • If you consent to taking part in the study, the doctor will ask you some questions about your smoking or vaping habits

  • You will be asked to provide a urine sample and complete a carbon monoxide level, and a growth scan - find more details on prenatal visits here

Postnatal Visits - Up to 12 Months

  • When your baby is born, a trained researcher will perform the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale - information on the NBAS can be found here - and the PEAPOD - information can be found at the link

  • You will be asked to complete some questionnaires about yourself, and your baby’s development

  • At 6 months, you will be asked if you would like to take part in the Bayley Scale

  • At 12 months, you will be asked questions about your baby using some questionnaires. If you have chosen to take part in the Bayley subgroup, a trained researcher will meet you for a short session

Final Visit - 24 Months

  • At your final visit, we will invite you and your baby to complete the final questionnaires to measure growth and behaviour development