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The authors report no conflict of interest.
This study was primarily supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Y.W. and A.G.C.; R01HD094381) and was also supported, in part, by grants from the March of Dimes (March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Washington University), the NIH and National Institute of Aging (Y.W.; R01AG053548), and the BrightFocus Foundation (Y.W.; A2017330S). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, writing of the report, or decision to submit the article for publication.
Cite this article as: Qi W, Zhao P, Sun Z, et al. Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging of cervical microstructure in normal early and late pregnancy in vivo. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021;224:101.e1-11.