About the Authors

Michela Sonego

Affiliations WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Maria Chiara Pellegrin

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Genevieve Becker

Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy

Marzia Lazzerini

marzia.lazzerini@burlo.trieste.it

Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ML MS. Performed the experiments: MS ML MCP GB. Analyzed the data: MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ML MS. Wrote the paper: MS ML. Interpreted the data: MS ML MCP GB. Critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content: MS ML MCP GB. Approved the final version: MS ML MCP GB.