Following delivery, when do pulmonary air leak syndromes commonly occur in preterm neonates?

a. 1 to 4 hours after delivery
b. 5 to 8 hours after delivery
c. 12 to 24 hours after delivery
d. 24 to 48 hours after delivery


D
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