Caesarean section and severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections during infancy: Evidence from two UK cohorts

Neora Alterman; Jennifer J. Kurinczuk; Maria A. Quigley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246832

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Caesarean section and severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections during infancy: Evidence from two UK cohorts

Neora Alterman ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: neora.alterman@gmail.com

Affiliation National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-4164

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Jennifer J. Kurinczuk,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Maria A. Quigley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Caesarean section and severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections during infancy: Evidence from two UK cohorts

Neora Alterman,
Jennifer J. Kurinczuk,
Maria A. Quigley

Published: February 16, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246832

About the Authors

Neora Alterman

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: neora.alterman@gmail.com

Affiliation National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-4164

Jennifer J. Kurinczuk

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, NIHR Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Maria A. Quigley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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