About the Authors

Sinéad M. O’Neill

sinead.oneill@ucc.ie

Affiliation National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Patricia M. Kearney

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Louise C. Kenny

Affiliation Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Ali S. Khashan

Affiliation Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Tine B. Henriksen

Affiliation Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Jennifer E. Lutomski

Affiliation National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Richard A. Greene

Affiliation National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SMO RAG LCK JEL TBH PMK ASK. Performed the experiments: SMO RAG LCK JEL TBH PMK ASK. Analyzed the data: SMO RAG LCK JEL TBH PMK ASK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMO RAG LCK JEL TBH PMK ASK. Wrote the paper: SMO RAG LCK JEL TBH PMK ASK.