About the Authors

Gill Thomson

gthomson@uclan.ac.uk

Affiliation Maternal and Infant Nutrition & Nurture Unit (MAINN), School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England

Heather Morgan

Affiliation Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

Nicola Crossland

Affiliation Maternal and Infant Nutrition & Nurture Unit (MAINN), School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England

Linda Bauld

Affiliation Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Fiona Dykes

Affiliation Maternal and Infant Nutrition & Nurture Unit (MAINN), School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England

Pat Hoddinott

Affiliation Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

on behalf of the BIBS team

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GT HM NC LB FD PH. Performed the experiments: GT HM NC PH. Analyzed the data: GT HM NC LB FD PH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: GT HM NC LB FD PH.