Elmesiry, Asmaa Mahmoud https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5474-1424
Elsheikh, Mai Rabie
Elshimy, Khalid Mohamed
Abotaleb, Amany Mohamed
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tanta University
Article History
Received: 20 August 2025
Revised: 30 October 2025
Accepted: 8 November 2025
First Online: 29 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in the NICU at Tanta University Hospital, Egypt, from February 2023 to August 2023. The trial was approved by the institutional ethics committee (approval ID: 36264PR117/2/23), was done in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT06780345) (date: 17/1/2025).
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participating neonates’ parents or legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.