Imoto, Naruaki
Kano, Chie
Morita, Hiroto
Hirota, Tatsuhiko
Amanuma, Fumitaka
Maruyama, Hidekazu
Nojiri, Shuko
Watanabe, Shin
Article History
Received: 25 February 2025
Accepted: 19 May 2025
First Online: 28 May 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the Japanese “Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects.” This study was approved by the ethics committees of Juntendo University (approval number: 2017127) and Iwate Prefectural Iwai Hospital (approval number: 1234). All mothers were provided explanations regarding the purpose and methods of the study, and written informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents or guardians.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.