About the Authors

Sabine Gabrysch

sabine.gabrysch@uni-heidelberg.de

Affiliation University of Heidelberg, Institute of Public Health, Heidelberg, Germany

Giulia Civitelli

Affiliations University of Heidelberg, Institute of Public Health, Heidelberg, Germany, Sapienza University of Rome, Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Rome, Italy

Karen M. Edmond

Affiliation University of Western Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, Subiaco, Australia

Matthews Mathai

Affiliation Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Moazzam Ali

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

Affiliation Division of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Oona M. R. Campbell

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

ZAB is a member of the PLOS Medicine Editorial Board. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist. MM and MA work for the World Health Organization (WHO); however, this report contains the collective views of an international group of experts, and does not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy of the WHO.

Author Contributions

Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SG GC KME MM MA ZAB OMRC. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SG GC KME MM MA ZAB OMRC. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: SG GC KME MM MA ZAB OMRC. Had idea for study: OMRC SG. Did literature review: GC SG. Did online survey: SG. Assessed survey tools: SG GC.