Twin and Multiples Priority Setting Partnership

| Updated 1 Jul 2020

Multiple pregnancies have been increasing in prevalence over the last 40 years, and are known to carry higher risks of stillbirth, premature birth, cerebral palsy, and risks to the mother. It can also put immense strain on the physical and mental health of the families, as well as pose an …
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Twin growth charts

| Updated 1 Jul 2020

Twins are known to be smaller than singleton babies, but up until recent years, routine use of singleton growth charts to plot the growth of twins were still being used. This led to healthy, well-grown twins being misclassified as growth restricted, and often resulted in unnecessary early delivery, exposing these …
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Multiple Pregnancy Registry

| Updated 1 Jul 2020

 Multiple Pregnancy Registry This is a UK national initiative endorsed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), British Maternal Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) and the Twin and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA). The aims include: • Systematically tracking complicated multiple pregnancies, triplet and uncomplicated monochorionic twin pregnancies to …
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Emergency Cerclage in Twin Pregnancies at Imminent Risk of Preterm Birth: an Open-Label Randomised Controlled Trial (ENCIRCLE)

| Updated 1 Jul 2020

Twin pregnancies are at an increased risk of early delivery. One of the reasons for this may be due to a weakened neck of the womb (cervix). There are 2 main ways to manage a weakened cervix in pregnancy. One option is to do nothing (conservative approach). The other is …
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Twin and Multiple Pregnancy webinars

| Updated 1 Jul 2020

We are pleased to organise a series of fortnightly twin/multiple pregnancy free webinars over the next few months. To view the webinar dates, click here.

Quality Improvement

| Updated 14 Feb 2022

The Twins Trust Maternity Engagement Quality Improvement project involves maternity units across the UK and aims to ensure that multiple pregnancy families receive the correct level of clinical care. The aim is to improve the outcomes for twin and other multiple pregnancies by ensuring multiple pregnancy care is delivered consistently …
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Our vision

| Updated 14 Feb 2022

A number of our senior leadership team explain the vision for the Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence and what it means for St George’s. Professor Asma Khalil, Consultant in Fetal Medicine and Lead of the Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence at St George’s Dr …
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Our services

| Updated 3 Jul 2020

These are the services that we offer within the Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence: Antenatal screening: Combined first trimester screening NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing) Prenatal diagnosis: Amniocentesis Chorionic villous sampling (CVS) Routine assessment of fetal growth, anatomy, and blood flow by experienced twin sonographers Schedule of scans …
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Twin and Multiple Pregnancy webinars

| Updated 16 Jun 2021

In year one we set the target of running two study days with 60 attendees at each including free places for professionals engaged in the Twins Trust Maternity Engagement Project. However, this was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions that were in place. For the same …
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Hearing Aid Masterclass

| Updated 24 Jun 2020

Hearing Aid Masterclass Are you afraid you’ll break your hearing aid trying to do a simple repair? Would you like to learn more about repairing and maintaining your hearing aids independently? We are now offering a new Hearing Aid Masterclass Group for patients to come and learn more about looking …
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