Alwan, Nisreen ACade, Janet EMcArdle, Harry JGreenwood, Darren CHayes, Helen ESimpson, Nigel A B2015-08-062015-08-062015-06-28Alwan, N A, Cade, J E, McArdle, H J, Greenwood, D C, Hayes, H E & Simpson, N A B 2015, 'Maternal iron status in early pregnancy and birth outcomes : insights from the Baby's Vascular health and Iron in Pregnancy study', British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 113, no. 12, pp. 1985-1992. https://doi.org/10.1017/S00071145150011660007-1145ORCID: /0000-0001-5186-2696/work/42879054http://hdl.handle.net/2164/4782Date of Acceptance: 16/03/2015 Acknowledgements N. A. A. was funded by a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellowship (WT87789). H. J. M. and H. E. H. are supported by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services. N. A. B. S. is supported by Cerebra. The authors’ contributions are as follows: N. A. A. was responsible for organising the study conduct, data collection and database management, performed the statistical analysis, interpreted the results and drafted the paper. N. A. A., N. A. B. S., J. E. C., H. J. M. and D. C. G. contributed to the study concept and design, and interpretation of results. H. J. M. and H. E. H. analysed the laboratory samples. J. E. C. and D. C. G. provided advice on statistical strategy and analysis. All authors have fully participated in the reporting stage and have critically reviewed and approved the final draft of the paper. The authors declare no conflict of interest8126093engironbirth weightpreterm birthpregnancyRG Gynecology and obstetricsWellcome TrustWT87789RGJournal article10.1017/S000711451500116611312