Väyrynen, Kirsi
Chen, An
Leskelä, Riikka-Leena
Raussi-Lehto, Eija
Klemetti, Reija
Heinonen, Seppo
Torkki, Paulus
Tekay, Aydin
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation for University-Level Research in Finland (HUS/358/2020- TYH2021127)
Article History
Received: 30 December 2022
Accepted: 16 July 2023
First Online: 10 August 2023
Declarations
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: This non-medical study involves human participants (i.e. pregnant and postpartum women as interview participants), and it follows the principles and guidelines defined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The main ethical considerations regarding this study included: (i) women were informed on the study’s nature and the interview protocol; (ii) women voluntarily participated in the interviews and gave informed consent in written; (iii) women had a right to withdraw at any time knowing it would not cause any harm to them or affect them in any way; and (iv) no information revealing the informant’s identity would be publicized. This study was approved by the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) Ethical Committee (number: HUS 220/880/2015).
: All identifying information has been removed within this publication, thus consent for publication is not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.