Gaupšienė, Alma http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6694-3667
Valančiūnaitė, Rasa
Baglajeva, Jekaterina
Vainauskaitė, Aistė
Stukas, Rimantas
Ramašauskaitė, Diana
Paliulytė, Virginija
Istomina, Natalja
Article History
Received: 31 March 2023
Accepted: 8 October 2023
First Online: 21 November 2023
Declarations
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: We wish to confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication, and that there has been no significant financial support for this work that could have influenced its outcome.
: We confirm that any aspect of the work covered in this manuscript that has involved human patients has been conducted with the ethical approval of all relevant bodies, and that such approvals are acknowledged within the manuscript.In order to carry out a biomedical study, the Vilnius Regional Committee for Biomedical Research Ethics instructed us to prepare the following documents: the protocol, a summary of the protocol, informed consent form, ethical evaluation, an application to conduct an investigation. Biomedical research authorisation granted 21-03-2022 after fulfilling all requirements — No. 2022/3-1418-887.
: The Informed Consent Form (ICF) had to be signed by the respondent (subject — newborn's mother) and by the newborn's father. ICF was provided with information about the biomedical study and the researchers involved. Respondents were explained what data would be collected during the survey. The possibility of withdrawing from the study was explained.
: Not applicable.