Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 103511, what plans his Department has to undertake an assessment of the (a) effect of multiple gestation on pregnancy and (b) effectiveness of the medical advice given to parents on multiple gestation.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published new guidelines on twin and triplet pregnancy, NG137, in September 2019. The guideline sets out care that should be offered to women with a twin or triplet pregnancy in addition to the routine care that is offered to all women during pregnancy. It aims to reduce the risk of complications and improve outcomes for women and their babies.

The Department has no plans to undertake an assessment of the effect of multiple gestation on pregnancy and the effectiveness of the medical advice given to parents on multiple gestation at this time.