Accelerated fetal growth velocity across the third trimester is associated with increased shoulder dystocia risk among fetuses who are not large-for-gestational-age: A prospective observational cohort study

• Teresa M. MacDonald ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: teresa.mary.macdonald@gmail.com

  Affiliations Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9099-7745

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• Alice J. Robinson,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Richard J. Hiscock,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Lisa Hui,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Kirsten M. Dane,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Anna L. Middleton,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-5872

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• Lucy M. Kennedy,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Stephen Tong,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Susan P. Walker

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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