Pecoraro, Giovanni
Pane, Katia
Franzese, Monica
Beneduce, Giuliana
De Matteo, Antonia
Parasole, Rosanna
Smaldone, Giovanni
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Ministero della Salute (GR-2021-12372945)
Article History
Received: 15 December 2025
Accepted: 27 July 2026
First Online: 31 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The procedures followed in this study, in line with the Helsinki declaration, have been approved by the local ethical committees of the IRCCS-SDN (Ethical Committee IRCCS Pascale, Naples, Italy—protocol number 5/19 of the 19/06/2019) and 1/23 (dated 8 February 2023), as well as by the AORN Santobono-Pausilipon Ethics Committee (Cardarelli/Pausilipon, Naples, Italy) under protocol number 07/20 (dated 3 June 2020).
Patient consent for publication: Both parents signed informed consent for the participation to the study and for data publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.