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Mean birth weight (3,410\u20133,383 g) and LGA status (9.0\u20137.4%) both decreased, whereas SGA increased (7.5\u20138.2%). In multivariable analyses adjusting for maternal and newborn characteristics, birth weight decreased (\u221236 g; 95% confidence interval [CI] \u221231 to \u221242), especially among neonates born at 37\u201338 weeks of gestation (\u221240 g; 95% CI \u221230 to \u221249) or among those with medical indications for urgent deliveries (\u221248 g; 95% CI \u221234 to \u221263). Odds of being LGA decreased (0.77; 95% CI 0.73\u20130.82) and odds of being SGA increased (1.12; 95% CI 1.06\u20131.19).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Even in a population in which gestational length did not change, birth weight and fetal growth declined. 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