Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Pilot Award Program (RPAP), Baystate Medical Center.
Article History
Received: 3 November 2024
Revised: 4 March 2025
Accepted: 19 March 2025
First Online: 27 March 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by Baystate Medical Center Institutional Review Board (BH-19-006) and is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03938532). A deferred written informed consent was obtained from the parents for the infants who participated in the study. All study methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.