About the Authors

Amos Grünebaum

amg2002@med.cornell.edu

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America

Laurence B. McCullough

Affiliation Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Birgit Arabin

Affiliation Center for Mother and Child, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany and Clara Angela Foundation, Berlin, Germany

Robert L. Brent

Affiliation Thomas Jefferson University, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America

Malcolm I. Levene

Affiliation Division of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Frank A. Chervenak

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AG FAC. Performed the experiments: AG FAC. Analyzed the data: AG FAC. Wrote the paper: AG FAC LBM BA RLB MIL.