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Study Of Early Health Outcomes In Neonates Exposed To COVID-19 In British Columbia (SHiNE-BC)

  • Funded by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

  • Principal Investigator

    Yuk Joseph Ting

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of British Columbia

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Clinical characterisation and management

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease pathogenesis

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Infants (1 month to 1 year)Newborns (birth to 1 month)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The long-term health challenges and needs of babies born in British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown. Babies can be exposed to the disease by their mother before birth or infected by the virus that causes COVID-19 after birth. The SHiNE-BC project will use information collected provincially to understand the health effects within the first year of life after exposure to COVID-19. Health outcomes including diagnoses of infections and conditions affecting the lungs, visits to doctors or emergency departments, hospital stays, and prescription medications will be studied and compared among different geographical regions of BC. This vital information helps doctors improve care for these infants and assists decision-makers to address the changing needs within the health system.