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Motherhood and pregnancy concerns of Saudi females with multiple sclerosis in Riyadh city: A quantitative analysis

Abdullah S. Alshehri, May H. AlQahtani, Hana A. AlZuabi, Waad S. Alshahrani, Halah O. Alamawi, Aseel A. Almandeel, Faisal A. Al-Suwaidan and Ahmed Saleh
Neurosciences Journal April 2025, 30 (2) 150-156; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2025.2.20230122
Abdullah S. Alshehri
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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May H. AlQahtani
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hana A. AlZuabi
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Waad S. Alshahrani
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Halah O. Alamawi
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Aseel A. Almandeel
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Faisal A. Al-Suwaidan
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed Saleh
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alshehri), Division of Neurology (Al-Suwaidan), Department of Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (AlQahtani, AlZuabi, Alshahrani, Alamawi, Al-Suwaidan), from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (Almandeel), and from King Fahad Medical City (Saleh), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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