Shahbazi Sighaldeh, Shirin
Eskandari, Elaheh
Khosravi, Shahla
Ebrahimi, Elham
Haghani, Shima
Shateranni, Fatemeh
Article History
Received: 24 August 2024
Accepted: 31 January 2025
First Online: 11 February 2025
Declarations
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: STROBE statement for observational cohort studies was adhered for reporting this study. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki. The data for this study were obtained from the Iman system of the Iran’s Ministry of Health, which did not require obtaining informed consent from participants. This study received approval from the Research Ethics Committees of the School of Nursing and Midwifery & Rehabilitation - Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.FNM.REC.1400.109). The project was then presented to the Iran’s Ministry of Health, and the midwifery department authorized the researchers to access and extract data from the Iman system under the supervision of the head of the midwifery department. All participant characteristics and information were kept confidential and anonymous.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.