Maternity Unit level data on multiple pregnancies

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Dear North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust,

Twins Trust is undertaking a national multiple pregnancy bench-marking exercise. As part of this, I would like to request information relating to the multiple pregnancies cared for at Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital maternity units.

The unit level data 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) For each of the following years 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Please also confirm if current antenatal care for multiple pregnancies (in 2020 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.

Finally, how many perinatal mortality reviews involving multiple births have been conducted since 2018 and what changes have been made as a result of them?

As background for your team, we have a quality improvement team who work with maternity teams across the UK caring for multiple birth families https://twinstrust.org/healthcare-profes... and have a wide range of classes, resources and services to support multiple birth families https://twinstrust.org/let-us-help.html

With thanks to your whole team for all they do for our families and if we can be of any assistance please do let us know.

Yours faithfully,

Keith Reed

Foiteam (NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Keith

Reference Number FOI 2020 - 562

Thank you for your request for information about maternity data at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1st April 2017 and comprises of Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further information is available via our website www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.

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Foiteam (NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Ref: FOI/2020/562

 

Dear Keith

 

Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.

 

Requesters Question and Trust Response:

 

I would like to request information relating to the multiple pregnancies
cared for at Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital
maternity units.

 

The unit level data requested is for the following categories:

 

Hinchingbrooke Hospital Peterborough City
  Hospital
  2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019
Number of
Multiple Birth
Pregnancies 39 29 26 63 64 68
(e.g. twins,
triplets,
quads +)
Number of
Foetuses
delivered from 78 58 52 128 129 136
a Multiple
Birth
Multiple Birth X3
Still Births sets
(number of 2 0 0 0 1 birth
babies) <24
weeks
Multiple Birth 12 12
pregnancies 6 6 14 11
resulting in Cat Cat
an Emergency 1 Cat 1 and 2 Cat 1 and 1 Cat 1 and Cat 1
C-Sections and 2 and 2 and 2
2 2
Multiple Birth
Neonatal 1 0 0 2 0 0
Deaths (number
of babies)
Multiple Birth
Neonatal
Admissions
(number of
babies
admitted to a
neonatal unit 24 14 17 57 60 52
for their
care) For each
of the
following
years 2017,
2018 and
2019. 
1 - Twin
Finally, how transferred
many perinatal in from
mortality another unit
reviews (second twin
involving had died of
multiple NEC at the 1 - No 1 - No
births have - other another documented - documented 0
been conducted hospital). changes changes
since 2018 and Changes
what changes related to
have been made neonatal care
as a result of around
them? introducing
and timing of
feeds
Please also
confirm if
current
antenatal care
for multiple
pregnancies
(in 2020 and
going
forward) is
delivered by a
"a core team
of named
specialist
obstetricians, No
specialist
midwives and
sonographers,
all of whom
have
experience and
knowledge of
managing twin
and triplet
pregnancies"
in accordance
with NICE
guideline
NG137.

 

Please note that this response has been provided within the 20 working day
timeframe as stipulated in the Act.

 

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital.  The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech.  Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.

 

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Phone: 0303 123 1113

Email: [3][email address]

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Team

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6NT

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Dear Foi team (NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Thank you for your reply. Is it possible to send in a word, or pdf format as the format of your reply has been corrupted making it impossible to read?

Thank you for your help.
Yours sincerely,

Keith Reed

Foiteam (NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Ref: FOI/2020/562

 

Dear Keith

 

Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed in the attached document.

 

Please note that this response has been provided within the 20 working day
timeframe as stipulated in the Act.

 

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital.  The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech.  Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.

 

If you disagree with our decision or are dissatisfied with how we have
dealt with your request in the first instance you may contact me on the
following email address [2][North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email] to request an
internal review.

 

Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right under s50
of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision by
contacting:

 

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

SK9 5AF

 

Phone: 0303 123 1113

Email: [3][email address]

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Team

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6NT

Email: [4][email address]

 
[5]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk

 

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