Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and thank the women who participated in this study
We would also like to thank the following who contributed to recruitment, sample collection and data entry:
Dr Grace Ryan, Dr Max Waterstone, Ms Julia Dirk, Dr Josh Birrane, Dr Niamh Keating, Dr Michael Wilkinson, Dr Catherine McNestry, Dr Vinita Vince, Dr Moni Hersi, Dr Alex Dakin, Dr Maebh Horan, Dr Catriona Wynn, Dr Emma Tuthill, Dr Maria Cheung, Dr Marguerite O’Brien, Dr Sahr Yambasu, Dr Katrina Vandamme, Dr Miriam Poulton, Dr Aliya AlSadani, Dr Fiona O Toole, Dr Rawia Ahmed, Dr Claire McCarthy, Dr Claire O’Connor, Ms Lucy Murphy Ms Ashwini deSouza Ms Emma Gorman We would also like to acknowledge all of our midwifery colleagues particularly Ms Caroline Brophy, Ms Val Kinsella, Ms Helen McCabe, Ms Martina Cronin and all midwifery on delivery unit in NMH who helped collect cord bloods. Our midwifery colleagues in the Rotunda Hospital , Ms Kathleen Kelly, Ms Cianna Kenny, Ms Siobhan Ryan, Ms Orlaith Stone, Ms Hilary Giligan, - senior midwifery support from Ms Fiona Hanrahan , Ms Ger Gannon, Ms Anne Marie Sliney. We would also like to thank Ms Marie Culliton for technical support in NMH laboratory, Ms Brenda Molloy for her help in developing the study database and Ms Athina Krinidi for statistical support.