Kakaroukas, Andreas
Abrahamse-Berkeveld, Marieke
Hayes, Louise
McNally, Richard J. Q.
Berrington, Janet E.
van Elburg, Ruurd M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0310-6540
Embleton, Nicholas D.
Article History
Received: 6 February 2024
Revised: 24 July 2024
Accepted: 1 August 2024
First Online: 18 September 2024
Competing interests
: M.A.B. is an employee of Danone Nutricia Research. R.M.v.E. was an employee of Danone Nutricia Research during conduct of this study. N.D.E. and J.E.B. declare research funding from Danone Early Life Nutrition and Prolacta Biosciences US, and lecture honoraria from Nestle Nutrition Institute. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: Consent was sought and obtained according to the standards of ethical research. Parents of eligible infants were approached from the time of birth up to 4 weeks after term equivalent age and given a study leaflet, explained the study and answered questions, and approached again at a second stage to answer questions and explore intention for consent.