Friday 20 March 2026
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9136
Date Request Received: 06/01/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 12/02/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: multiple birth pregnancies
Request Category: Researcher
| Question Number 1: Please confirm if current antenatal care for multiple birth pregnancies (in 2024/5 and going forward) is delivered by a "a core team of named specialist obstetricians, specialist midwives and sonographers, all of whom have experience and knowledge of managing twin and triplet pregnancies" in accordance with NICE guideline NG137. For the above positions, prioritising the multiple birth specialist midwives, please confirm: · Please specify job title · Please confirm WTE for this role · Please confirm what band this role is within your department · How is this role funded? · Please confirm who holds the contract and line management? (Email contact if able). | |
| Answer To Question 1: 1.1 We have a named Specialist Consultant Obstetrician who provides a specialist clinic once a week. 1.2 0.1 WTE. 1.3 Consultant. 1.4 NHS - Part of Consultant Job Plan. 1.5 NHS Contract. Line Managed by Katherine Backhouse, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecology, Gynaecology Clinical Lead. E-mail address is; k.backhouse@nhs.net | |
| Question Number 2: For the role of both the multiple birth specialist midwife and sonographer (if relevant) please provide: · If possible to access, the job description and specification, either in text or document form. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Not relevant. | |
| Question Number 3: The unit level data (from 2023 onwards) requested is for the following categories: - Number of Multiple Birth Pregnancies (e.g. twins, triplets, quads +) - Number of Foetuses delivered from a Multiple Birth - Multiple Birth Still Births (number of babies) - Multiple Birth pregnancies resulting in an Emergency C-Sections - Multiple Birth Neonatal Deaths (number of babies) - Multiple Birth Neonatal Admissions (number of babies admitted to a neonatal unit for their care) | |
| Answer To Question 3: Multiple Birth Pregancies Timeframe: 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2025 (inclusive) Q3. The unit level data (from 2023 onwards) requested is for the following categories: - Assume all gestations and outcomes unless specified a. Number of Multiple Birth Pregnancies (e.g. twins, triplets, quads +) = 98 b. Number of Foetuses delivered from a Multiple Birth = 199 c. Multiple Birth Still Births (number of babies) = Less than 5 d. Multiple Birth pregnancies resulting in an Emergency C-Sections = 31 e. Multiple Birth Neonatal Deaths (number of babies) = Less than 5 f. Multiple Birth Neonatal Admissions (number of babies admitted to a neonatal unit for their care) = 93 | |
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