Kuittinen, Tea https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-376X
Tulokas, Sari
Rahkola-Soisalo, Päivi
Brummer, Tea
Härkki, Päivi
Mentula, Maarit
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Helsinki
Article History
Received: 29 October 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: The FINHYST research adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and local statutory requirements. All women provided written informed consent before the study. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (Dnro 457/E8/04 and 343/13/03/03/2015) and was registered in the ClinicalTrials (NCT00744172). The use of data from the Care Register was authorized by the national health authorities, and all data were used in accordance with national and institutional regulations. Institutional approval was obtained from each participating hospital.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.