About the Authors
- Mairead Black
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* E-mail: mairead.black@abdn.ac.uk
Affiliation Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Siladitya Bhattacharya
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Affiliation Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Sam Philip
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Affiliation Diabetes Research Unit, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Jane E. Norman
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Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- David J. McLernon
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Affiliation Medical Statistics Team, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: JEN has grants from government bodies and charities for research into preterm birth stillbirth and the consequences of obesity in pregnancy. JEN also sits (unpaid) on a DMC for Glaxo Smith Kline. The remaining authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MB SB JEN. Performed the experiments: MB DJM. Analyzed the data: MB DJM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SP. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: MB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MB DJM SP JEN SB. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: MB DJM SP JEN SB. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.