Biospecimen Collection and Transport Procedures
BRD ID: 1,141
Source: National Children's Study Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 980
Description
This document describes protocols from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Children’s Study on the collection and transport of adult and infant urine, pregnancy tests and urine specimens, vaginal swab specimens, saliva specimens, hair, toenail, birth specimens (i.e., maternal blood, cord blood, placenta, umbilical cord, infant blood spot, meconium), and breast milk. It is a product of the National Children’s Study of the NIH. National Children’s Study data and biospecimens are available to researchers through the NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) at https://dash.nichd.nih.gov/. Study documentation including procedure manuals, data collection instruments, codebooks, and more are available at https://dash.nichd.nih.gov/Study/228954.
Documents for Download
Vol VIII Part 2 (file size reduced).pdf [Size: 6530 KB]Biospecimens
- Tissue - Hair
- Tissue - Placenta
- Tissue - Umbilical cord
- Tissue - Other
- Fluid - Blood
- Fluid - Saliva
- Fluid - Urine
- Fluid - Breast Milk
- Fluid - Feces
Diagnoses
- General
Topics
- Biospecimen Acquisition
- Biospecimen Preservation
- Biospecimen Shipment
- Storage
Associated SOP Compendiums
- Biospecimen Acquisition
- Biospecimen Preservation
- Biospecimen Shipment
- Storage