Bourret, Kirsty M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4319-5728
Kankolongo, Marie Chantal
Lobo, Nadia
Mulunda, Jean-Claude
Åkerman, Eva
Maffioli, Elisa M
Klingberg-Allvin, Marie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Accepted: 2 June 2025
First Online: 10 June 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Kirsty M. Bourret received a research grant from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) [grant number 2021-00027] to support this study. Marie Chantal Kankolongo was employed by La Société Congolaise de la Pratique Sage-femme (SCOSAF) during the conduct of the research. Nadia Lobo and Jean-Claude Mulunda are employed by IPAS DRC. The Embassy of Sweden, Democratic Republic of Congo, also provided funding support [grant number CDUSD-PO-0381]. The funders had no role in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis or interpretation of the data; preparation, review or approval of the manuscript; or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.The remaining authors declare no competing interests.