Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the parents of all neonates who participated in this study and the clinical staff at the maternity unit. We would also like to thank Eduardo Martinez-Morillo for his advice and input.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The funding organisation(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
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