About the Authors

Paola Roggero

paola.roggero@unimi.it

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Maria L. Giannì

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Nadia Liotto

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Francesca Taroni

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Anna Orsi

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Orsola Amato

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Laura Morlacchi

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Pasqua Piemontese

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Massimo Agosti

Affiliations Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Maternal and Child Health Department, Del Ponte Hospital, A.O. Di Circolo Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy

Fabio Mosca

Affiliation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Department of Mother and Infant Science, Fondazione IRCCS “Ca' Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PR FM. Performed the experiments: NL FT OA LM PP. Analyzed the data: MLG AO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AO. Wrote the paper: MLG. Responsible for writing the report: PR. Directed the clinical measurement team: PP. Contributed to the revision: MA. Supervised leading aspects: FM.