The challenge of shoulder dystocia prevention and the Big Baby trial

Affiliations

¹ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: cmscifre@iu.edu.
² Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.

Comment

Christina M Scifres et al. Lancet. 2025.

. 2025 May 17;405(10491):1718-1719.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00442-8. Epub 2025 May 1.

¹ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: cmscifre@iu.edu.
² Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

CMS serves on the data and safety monitoring board for the DECIDE randomised controlled clinical trial. EMC declares no competing interests.

Induction of labour versus standard care to prevent shoulder dystocia in fetuses suspected to be large for gestational age in the UK (the Big Baby trial): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial.
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