Updates are available Correction dated 2026-03-14
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Authors
Bognár, Zsófia
Leroy, Charlotte
Van Leeuw, Virginie
Goemaes, Régine
Melin, Pierrette
Meex, Cécile
Sacheli, Rosalie
Camfferman, Fleur
Litzroth, Amber
De Keersmaeker, Frederik
Cornelissen, Laura
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Article History
Received: 14 October 2024
Accepted: 6 May 2025
First Online: 22 May 2025
Change Date: 1 March 2026
Change Type: Update
Change Details: The original online version of this article was revised: "Following the publication of the original article, an error was identified in Table 3. Because of a mistake in the selection of the control group, particularly low numbers for ‘very preterm births’ had been included in the control group of healthy babies. The methods section was updated with the correct method and Table 3 was replaced. References in the text to the results of Table 3 were corrected accordingly. The change resulted in lower RRs for preterm birth, as well as very minor changes in RRs for other risk factors, but qualitatively the interpretation of our results remains unchanged. The correction does not affect the conclusions of the article. We apologize for the mistake.
Change Date: 14 March 2026
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08703-3
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. All data accessed in the context of the present study had been previously collected as part of the routine data collection for epidemiological surveillance and national statistics. In accordance with article 9 of the Royal Decree of 14/07/1999 on yearly birth statistics, these data can be used for further research purposes. Therefore, our study was not submitted to a local ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB) because the need for ethical approval was deemed unnecessary according to national regulations. Following article 6, §1, (e) of the General Data Protection Regulation, no written informed consent from the patients is required for the collection and analysis of epidemiological data when the processing of data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public (health) interest. No additional data was collected for the sole purpose of this study, and we used only non-identifiable pseudonymized data.Therefore, the need for consent to participate in this study was deemed unnecessary.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
