Hannon, Susan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3603-3245
Gartland, Deirdre https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6749-8147
Higgins, Agnes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0631-1884
Brown, Stephanie J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9812-0067
Daly, Deirdre https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3045-9894
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Dublin, Trinity College
Article History
Received: 28 May 2025
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Trinity College Dublin and the Ethics committees of the three hospital recruitment sites; Rotunda Hospital Dublin, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, and Galway University Hospital.
: Not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The funding bodies had no role in relation to the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; decisions for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.