Authors’ contributions
SB and EL served as the US-based co-PIs for the study, and drafted the manuscript, including the narrative sections, tables, and figures. SB was responsible for obtaining human ethics approval from Indiana University. KN performed statistical analysis and helped draft the Methods and Results section, including revision of tables and figures. KO provided overall study coordination for the Global Network site in Kenya, and served as the Senior Data Manager for the study. CT and IM serve as co-Investigators for the study, as well as for the Maternal Newborn Health Registry. They oversaw study operations, particularly in regards to ensuring that all participating village elders and health facilities had operational weighing scales. FR was the Cluster Coordinator and organized all study operations, as well as monitored the quality assurance procedures for the Maternal Newborn Registry attendants and quality assurance personnel. MK was the field-based data manager and statistician. EA was the ASPIRIN Trial study coordinator, and provided supervision for all study personnel under the direction of the Senior Foreign Investigator, FE. EA was also responsible for ensuring that the ultrasonography quality assurance milestones were attained, and maintained for the duration of the study period. OE served as a co-Investigator, and provided clinical technical assistance on the project in regards to newborn health. PN was the Kenyan-based co-PI on the study, and oversaw all study operations, Moi University ethical approvals, and data collection under the direction of FE. FE serves as the Senior Foreign Investigator for the IU-Kenya Global Network site. He is responsible for all Kenya-based study operations, including fiscal matters, human study ethics approvals, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination of research products. All authors reviewed the final manuscript, and provide approval for publication.