About the Authors
- Helen Christine McNamara
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* E-mail: helenmcnamara1@gmail.com
Affiliation Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Rachael Wood
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Affiliation Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- James Chalmers
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Affiliation Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Neil Marlow
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Affiliation Department of Neonatal Medicine, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- John Norrie
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Affiliation Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT), Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Graeme MacLennan
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Affiliation Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT), Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Gladys McPherson
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Affiliation Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT), Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Charles Boachie
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Affiliation Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Jane Elizabeth Norman
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Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, University of Edinburgh MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JEN RW JC NM JN G. McPherson G. MacLennan. Analyzed the data: G. MacLennan CB HCM. Wrote the paper: HCM. Coordinated the record linkage: JC RW. Proposed the design of the follow-up study: JEN. Made comments and contributed to subsequent drafts of the manuscript: CB JEN RW JC NM JN G. McPherson G. MacLennan.