Article History
Received: 3 July 2019
Accepted: 1 September 2020
First Online: 30 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the antenatal clinic as a part of the gestational nutritional counseling program and neonatal intensive care unit of Ain Shams University hospital for one and a half years starting June 2016. The protocol for this study was approved by the Research Ethical Committee of Ain Shams University hospitals; ID: FMASU MS 27/2016. A verbal informed consent was obtained from pregnant women to be enrolled in the study as no invasive procedures are included and the follow-up is a part of the routine antenatal care.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.