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For the best experience please click Accept all below.",true,{"url":17,"alt":18,"width":19,"height":20},"c-gull-logo@2x.png","Children Growing Up in Liverpool logo",468,172,[22,25,29,32,35,38,41],{"title":23,"url":24},"Taking part","\u002Ftaking-part",{"title":26,"url":27,"target":28,"external":28},"About","\u002Fabout\u002F",false,{"title":30,"url":31},"Dads \u002F Partners","\u002Fdad-partner",{"title":33,"url":34},"Resources","\u002Fresources",{"title":36,"url":37},"FAQ","\u002Ffaq",{"title":39,"url":40},"News","\u002Fnews",{"title":42,"url":43,"target":28,"external":28},"Contact","\u002Fcontact\u002F",[],[],{"footerLogo":47,"footerCol1":49,"footerCol2":50,"footerCol3":51,"additionalInfo":52},{"url":48,"alt":18,"width":19,"height":20},"c-gull-logo-footer@2x.png","cgullstudy@liverpool.ac.uk\\\n+44 (0)151 795 6700","C-GULL Study based in the Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre\nGround Floor\nLiverpool Women's Hospital\nCrown Street, L8 7SS","[Privacy policy](\u002Fprivacy)\n[Cookie policy](\u002Fcookies)\n[Accessibility statement](\u002Faccessibility)\n[Site map](\u002Fsite-map)","The C-GULL Study is funded through a Wellcome Trust Longitudinal and Population Study Award (Reference: 217067\u002FZ\u002F19\u002FZ & 226630\u002FZ\u002F22\u002FZ), targeted at providing support to researchers who want to establish, maintain or enhance Longitudinal Population Studies for the benefit of the wider scientific community.\n\nEnhancement funding is provided by matched funding from the University of Liverpool. The civic-owned data resource is supported by the Civic Data Co-operative.\n\nSite made by morph.co.uk.","data\u002Fsite","ypp1SvOwKohkPiGrs8Iuw7B1d65Z-_Pwv7h26FnoV8E",{"id":56,"title":57,"body":58,"description":58,"extension":5,"meta":59,"navigation":15,"path":158,"seo":159,"stem":160,"__hash__":161},"contentPages\u002Fpages\u002Ftaking-part.en.json","Taking part in C-GULL",null,{"pageTitle":57,"pageMetadata":60,"page_content":61},{"htmlTitle":23,"htmlDesc":23},[62,78,87,108,120,133,149],{"type":63,"title":64,"text":65,"image":66,"links":70,"sectionSettings":74},"page_header","# Taking part in C-GULL","This page explains what is involved in taking part in the C-GULL study.",{"url":67,"width":68,"height":69},"c-gull-header-image-1.svg",1100,720,[71],{"title":72,"url":73,"external":28},"I'd like to Take Part","\u002Fcontact",{"textAlign":75,"theme":76,"sectionLabel":77},"left","secondary","Taking part header",{"type":79,"video":80,"text":84,"sectionSettings":85},"text_and_video",{"vimeoId":81,"videoTitle":82,"videoTranscript":83},"793037231\u002F137a762fe2","C-GULL Participant Information Animation","The Children Growing Up in Liverpool, C-GULL study, is tracking the health and wellbeing of children and their families in the Liverpool City Region.\n\nWe are collecting valuable information from 10,000 children and their families, starting in pregnancy and continuing throughout their lives. This type of study is called a longitudinal birth cohort.  \n\nC-GULL is the first dedicated birth cohort in Liverpool.  We are inviting all women aged 16 and over, pregnant with their first child, being cared for at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital to take part.\n\nWe want to involve all women and partners, where appropriate. \n\nTaking part is voluntary and you can change your mind and leave at any time.\n\nIf you decide not to take part - you will still receive the normal standard of care.\n\nIf you do decide to take part - you will be asked to sign a consent form.\n\nYou will be invited to visit the research Centre at Liverpool Women’s Hospital between 12-16 weeks and 32-36 weeks of your pregnancy.  At each visit you will see a Research Midwife and be asked some questions, have some measurements taken and give a small sample of blood, urine and hair. When you have your child we will also like to take a sample of your placenta and some of the blood from your child’s cord. \n\nShortly after birth we will ask if we can measure your baby’s body composition using a special incubator, called a peapod. This does not take long and should not cause any pain or discomfort to your baby.\n\nWe will contact you again when your baby is 3 months old and again at 12 months of age. At 24 months we will invite you back to the Research Centre with your toddler so that we can catch up with you and see how your baby is growing and developing.  \n\nIn the future we will invite you to take part in follow up assessments to discuss your child’s health and development. These assessments are voluntary.\n\nWe will also ask permission to request information from the NHS and other government departments.\n\nAll information and samples collected as part of the study will be stored legally and securely. If you withdraw from the study no further samples or data will be collected.\n\nTaking part in this study will not put you or your baby at risk of harm and your normal maternity care will not be affected.\n\nTaking part will mean that your child's development is tracked throughout their childhood, teenage years and beyond.\n\nWe believe that taking part in this study will help us to understand what can improve the lives and health of children and their families in the Liverpool City Region.\n\nIf you would like to take part or have any questions about this study - please contact a member of the research team.","## Overview\n\nEveryone who is aged 16 years and older, who is pregnant and has chosen for their care to be at Liverpool Women’s Hospital will be automatically enrolled into C-GULL. This means we’ll access healthcare record data from you and your baby in an anonymous way. This is the minimum way in which you can participate in C-GULL.\n\nWe will also invite those who are automatically enrolled to give healthcare data if they would like to take part in other parts of the study. We will also ask partners (if applicable) if they would like to take part.\n\nWe want to involve all families from different ethnic, cultural, social and family backgrounds so that we can understand how to improve the health and wellbeing of all children in the Liverpool City Region.",{"textAlign":75,"sectionLabel":86},"Overview",{"type":88,"settings":89,"image":92,"title":96,"text":97,"links":98,"sectionSettings":106},"text_and_image",{"imgWidth":90,"imgPosition":91},"half-width","bottom",{"url":93,"width":94,"height":95},"c-gull-content-image-6.svg",550,360,"## Want to take part?","For your first face to face visit to the C-GULL team during pregnancy you will get a £25 voucher.",[99,102,105],{"title":100,"url":101,"external":15},"Participant Information Sheet","\u002Fimg\u002Fsscgull_d003_5.0-cgull-participant-information-sheet_v5.0_13062025.pdf",{"title":103,"url":104,"external":15},"Extra Information about taking part","\u002Fimg\u002Fc-gull-supplementary-info-taking-part-in-the-study_v1.0.pdf",{"title":72,"url":73,"external":28},{"textAlign":75,"sectionLabel":107},"Want to take part?",{"type":79,"text":109,"video":110,"links":114,"sectionSettings":118},"## Donating Poo or Breast Milk\n\nWe are trying to find out if the bacteria in babies guts affects how their brain develops and their future mental health - information on how you can help with this is in the animation below:",{"videoTitle":111,"vimeoId":112,"videoTranscript":113},"Extra Information about your poo and breast milk samples","1020185219\u002F73e3390c87","We know the first months of life are extremely important for brain development.\n\nEarly development has been linked to mental wellbeing later in life.\n\nWe want to find out what influences this early development.\n\nNew research suggests that bacteria living in our guts might be important in shaping how our brains develop and that the milk we have as babies influences these gut bacteria.\n\nSo could some mental health problems be linked to what we eat and drink as babies?\n\nFor example, breast milk or formula, the solid foods we eat.\n\nAs part of Children Growing Up in Liverpool or the C-GULL Study, we are investigating the links between babies' food, gut bacteria, and how brains develop.\n\nTo do this, we will collect poo samples from babies and mothers and breast milk samples from those who are breastfeeding.\n\nWe'll make collection and return as easy as possible.\n\nWe'll provide clear instructions, simple to use kits, and online guidance.\n\nOur support team will be available to give advice and to arrange a way to return the samples that suits you.\n\nWe'll also pay £10 for every sample collected.\n\nTaking part is voluntary and you can leave at any time.\n\nYou can still be part of the C-GULL Study without providing these samples if you prefer.\n\nIf you'd like more information, please talk to a member of the C-GULL Research team or visit our website.",[115,117],{"title":111,"url":116,"external":15},"\u002Fimg\u002Fc-gull-supplementary-info-microbiome_v1.0.pdf",{"title":72,"url":73,"external":28},{"textAlign":75,"sectionLabel":119},"Donating Poo or Breast Milk",{"type":88,"settings":121,"text":122,"title":123,"links":124,"image":129,"sectionSettings":131},{"imgWidth":90,"imgPosition":91},"The C-GULL study has an optional new test called a PeaPod. Performed within the first week after birth. It is a new way for us to understand more about your baby's health and growth. It is a special pod that tells us about the balance of your baby's muscle\u002Ftissue versus fat.","## Baby Body Composition",[125,128],{"title":126,"url":127,"external":15},"Information about the PEA POD","\u002Fimg\u002Fc-gull-supplementary-info-pea-pod_v1.1.pdf",{"title":72,"url":73,"external":28},{"url":130,"width":94,"height":95},"c-gull-content-image-4.svg",{"textAlign":75,"sectionLabel":132},"Baby Body Composition",{"type":79,"video":134,"text":138,"links":139,"sectionSettings":147},{"vimeoId":135,"videoTitle":136,"videoTranscript":137},"1213960234\u002Fb25927ee04","Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures","Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures is part of the C-GULL program.\n\nAs part of C-GULL, we want to understand how babies grow by looking at how the brain, immune system, and genes work together.\n\nSometimes children can feel unsure or unhappy or both, and it's not always easy for us to understand what's behind those feelings.\n\nBy learning more about how the brain and body grow, this study can help us understand child wellbeing and mental health and support healthier, happier futures.\n\nThe C-Gull team will invite you to take part in the Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures study during one of your pregnancy visits.\n\nYou can ask any questions, and your midwife will help.\n\nTaking part is voluntary, and if you don't want to, that's fine.\n\nIt won't affect your care or being part of C-GULL.\n\nIf you do decide to take part, we'll contact you after your baby is born and invite you and your baby to visit our research centre at Alder Hey Children's Hospital when your baby is 6 to 12 weeks old.\n\nDuring this visit, we'll ask a few questions about your baby's health, like if they've had any infections or vaccinations.\n\nWe'll also do an MRI scan of your baby's brain. There will be time to feed and settle your baby. Your baby will be swaddled and scanned in natural sleep, and ear protection will be applied. You can stay with your baby the whole time.\n\nWe'll also take a tiny blood sample, just less than a teaspoon. We use a special cream so your baby doesn't feel any pain. \n\nOur team will make the visit comfortable for you and your baby. You will be reimbursed for your time and travel expenses. \n\nWe will see your child at two years old as part of their routine C-GULL visit.\n\nAt five years old, they will be invited for another research visit at Alder Hey, which will be similar to the one they had at 6 to 12 weeks.\n\nAll your information and samples are kept safe and secure and are used only for research.\n\nWe will never share your personal details.\n\nBy taking part in Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures, you'll help us discover how children's brains grow and why some children struggle with emotions or wellbeing. \n\nTo find out more, talk to the C-GULL team or visit www.cgullstudy.com.\n\nTogether, we can give children the best start for a brighter future.","## Baby MRI Scans and Blood Samples\n\nThe C-GULL Study has an optional extra study called Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures.\n\nSometimes, children experience difficulties with their emotional wellbeing or mental health, and we do not always know why. By learning more about how the brain and body develop in early life, this study aims to improve our understanding of children's health and help support healthier, happier futures. \n\nMore information is available in the animation below.",[140,143,146],{"title":100,"url":141,"external":15,"summary":142},"\u002Fimg\u002FSSCGULL_HBHF_D004_1.0-HBHF-Participant-Information-Sheet_V1.0_21112025_localised.pdf","Use the buttons below to view the Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures **Participant Information Sheet**, view **More Information** about Healthy Brains, Healthy Futures, or contact us if you'd like to **Take Part**.",{"title":144,"url":145,"external":28},"More Information","\u002Fhbhf",{"title":72,"url":73,"external":28},{"textAlign":75,"sectionLabel":148},"Baby MRI Scans and Blood Samples",{"type":88,"settings":150,"text":151,"image":152,"sectionSettings":156},{"imgWidth":90,"imgPosition":91},"> Despite the region’s outstanding ability to pull together and look after each other we presently have no answers as to why our children get such a tough deal compared with others within the UK. C-GULL will help us understand and address the many underlying health and social issues which drive these inequalities and, most importantly, help us to improve the future for the next generation of children.\n\n**Professor Louise Kenny**",{"url":153,"width":154,"height":155},"louise-461-comp.jpg",684,365,{"textAlign":75,"sectionLabel":157},"Quote","\u002Fpages\u002Ftaking-part.en",{"title":57},"pages\u002Ftaking-part.en","Nxi2xdH6eX-GGgcpSfLjxDv8TmyQiVqQgUsm6SGBrI0",1791204092128]