Özer, Betül Uzun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-9198
Özkan, Hava https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7314-0934
Funding for this research was provided by:
Atatürk University (TDK-2023-12192)
Article History
Received: 19 August 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences Ethics Committee, Atatürk University, on January 16, 2023 (Approval No: 2023/01/02). Additionally, an institutional permit was obtained from Amasya Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Training and Research Hospital, dated March 14, 2023, with the number E-62949364-402.02-211316671, and from Amasya Provincial Health Directorate, dated April 11, 2023, with the number E-91196320-799-213335309. In addition, verbal and written consent was obtained from the pregnant women who agreed to participate in the research. All participants were informed about the study’s purpose and process before it began. Verbal consent was received from the pregnant women who agreed to participate in the study. The study was conducted in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the individual rights of the participants were protected.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants for the publication of their personal or clinical details and any potentially identifying images included in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.