Woof, Victoria G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4069-5188
Howell, Anthony https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-719X
Fox, Lynne
McWilliams, Lorna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6414-2732
Evans, D. Gareth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-5784
French, David P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-7804
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/N013751/1)
Programme Grants for Applied Research (RP-PG-0707-10031)
Programme Grants for Applied Research (RP-PG-0707-10031)
Programme Grants for Applied Research (RP-PG-0707-10031)
Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (IS-BRC-1215-20007)
Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (IS-BRC-1215-20007)
Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (IS-BRC-1215-20007)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2023
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 29 January 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by HSC REC A ethics committee (ref: 21/NI/0130). All women provided verbal informed consent that was audio-recorded.
: Consent to publish anonymised data, including direct quotes was obtained from all the women who took part in the present study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.