About the Authors

Mette Bliddal

mette.bliddal@rsyd.dk

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Research, Research Unit of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Jørn Olsen

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Section for Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Henrik Støvring

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Section for Biostatistics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Hanne-Lise F. Eriksen

Affiliation Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Ulrik S. Kesmodel

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

Affiliations Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals – Part of Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ellen A. Nøhr

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Section for Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EAN JO MB. Analyzed the data: MB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HS HLFE USK JO TIAS. Wrote the paper: MB JO EAN. Leading role in establishing the DNBC: JO TIAS. Took part in establishing the sub-cohort LDPS: USK. Collected and documented the data in the LDPS: HLFE. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: MB. Participated in the interpretation of results and in writing the paper: MB JO HS H-LFE USK TIAS EAN.