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The authors report no conflict of interest.
J.v.d.M. and L.v.d.V. are funded with support of the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union (framework agreement number: 2013-0040). I.V. is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number: 765274). This publication reflects the views of the author only, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Data sharing: All the data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article and its supplementary information files.
Cite this article as: van der Merwe J, van der Veeken L, Inversetti A, et al. Neurocognitive sequelae of antenatal corticosteroids in a late preterm rabbit model. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022;226:850.e1-21.