About the Authors

Veronique Berard

vberard@u-bourgogne.fr

Affiliation ICB - CNRS, Division MaNaPI, Département Nanosciences, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

Christian Fiala

Affiliations Gynmed Clinic, Vienna, Austria, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Sharon Cameron

Affiliation Chalmers Centre, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, Scotland

Teresa Bombas

Affiliation Obstetric Service, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Mirella Parachini

Affiliation San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy

Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson

Affiliation Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that Sharon Cameron as well as Kristina Gemzell Danielsson are PLOS ONE Editorial Board members. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria. Veronique Berard received funding from a commercial source “Exelgyn” but this does not alter Veronique Berard’s adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VB. Performed the experiments: VB. Analyzed the data: VB CF KG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VB. Wrote the paper: VB CF SC KG. Contributed to appraising the manuscript: MP TB.