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This study aims to 1) Determine whether the integrated care pathway led to a reduction in the number of antenatal secondary care consultations, as an indicator of care efficacy, and 2) compare clinical outcomes for women with a history of SGA before and after implementation of the integrated care pathway.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective cohort study including data from pregnant women with a history of SGA within integrated maternity care organisation Annature, 2017\u20132020. Intervention was an integrated care pathway (2018). Pre- and post-intervention periods were compared assessing prenatal secondary care consultations, place and mode of delivery, and perinatal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The implementation of the care pathway for pregnant women with a history of SGA led to a reduction in mean number of prenatal secondary care consultations per pregnancy from 11 in 2017\u20135 in 2020, and fewer inductions of labour (78 (34.2%) vs 127 (26.8%), p\u2009=\u20090.045). Additionally, the number of births in primary care increased (35 (15.4%) vs 136 (28.8%), p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) with no significant adverse impact on neonatal outcomes in the post-intervention period compared to the pre-intervention period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The implementation of the care pathway for pregnant women with a history of SGA resulted in a reduction in prenatal secondary care consultations and fewer inductions of labour. 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