About the Authors

Katinka P. Bach

kittyb@adhb.govt.nz

Affiliations Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Newborn Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Carl A. Kuschel

Affiliation Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Stuart B. Hooper

Affiliation The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Jean Bertram

Affiliation Newborn Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Sue McKnight

Affiliation Newborn Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Shirley E. Peachey

Affiliation Newborn Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Valerie A. Zahra

Affiliation The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Sharon J. Flecknoe

Affiliation The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Mark H. Oliver

Affiliations Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, National Research Centre for Growth and Development, Auckland, New Zealand

Megan J. Wallace

Affiliation The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Frank H. Bloomfield

Affiliations Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Newborn Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, National Research Centre for Growth and Development, Auckland, New Zealand, Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FHB KPB CAK SBH. Performed the experiments: FHB KPB CAH JB SM SEP VAZ SJF MHO MJW. Analyzed the data: KPB FHB SBH MJW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FHB SHB SJF MJW. Wrote the paper: KPB SBH FHB.