Shah, Shalaka Sharad
Gandhi, Poonam
Shinde, Shilpa
Chaudhry, Smita
Article History
Received: 13 March 2025
Accepted: 21 August 2025
First Online: 30 August 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The Institutional Review Board of FLAME University approved the study on 14.05.2024 (Approval Number: 2024/04/02/EXP).
: Informed consent was obtained online, with participants first presented an information sheet followed by a consent form. Earning mothers were provided with comprehensive information about the study and were allowed to ask questions. They were informed of their right to withdraw at any point without any consequences. Only those who selected “Yes” to participate in the Google Form were included in the study. We informed the participants that they could withdraw or choose not to answer specific questions without consequences. We told them that we do not collect any personal information. We assured them that all responses would remain anonymous, be treated confidentially, and be used exclusively for academic research. All participants provided written online consent to participate in the study voluntarily through Google Forms from May 14, 2024, to May 31, 2024.