Lakshan, G. A.R.
Rishard, Mohamed
Article History
Received: 21 April 2026
Accepted: 24 July 2026
First Online: 28 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (ERC/2025/UCFM/P/2021/575). Institutional permission was obtained from the Directors of De Soysa Hospital for Women and Children and Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrolment. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, including the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.