AlFahham, Hawraa W. Joody
Almahbobi, Taghreed F. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4250-0156
Kudhair, Ahmed Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-8549
Article History
Received: 22 March 2026
Accepted: 23 April 2026
First Online: 11 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision). Ethical approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of the College of Medicine, Jabir Ibn Hayyan University (Reference No. 5911/October 2025) and endorsed at institutional level (Reference No. 1208/February 2026). Additional site-specific approvals were obtained from Al-Zahraa Teaching Hospital and the Women’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital in Najaf (9 September 2025). All ethical approvals were obtained before the commencement of participant recruitment. Written informed consent was obtained from every participant before enrolment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.