About the Authors

Ana Pilar Betrán

betrana@who.int

Affiliation UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Nadia Vindevoghel

Affiliation Maternal Child Clinic, Calgary, Canada

Joao Paulo Souza

Affiliation Department of Social Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

A. Metin Gülmezoglu

Affiliation UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Maria Regina Torloni

Affiliation Brazilian Cochrane Centre, São Paulo, Brazil, and Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo Federal University, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: APB MRT. Performed the experiments: APB NV MRT. Analyzed the data: APB NV JPS AMG MRT. Wrote the paper: APB NV JPS AMG MRT.