Multiples clinic: a model for antenatal care.
Antenatal care has become more focused in recent years with an increase in the number of specialist clinics providing care in a multidisciplinary manner. Multiple pregnancies are complex with complications for the mother and babies arising frequently. As a group they lend themselves well to a specialist clinic model where interested doctors and midwives can provide care tailored to the individual. This makes it less likely that complications will be missed and provides a consistent approach to care that patients desire. This article aims to describe models of care that can be given in such a clinic, acknowledging that one model will not fit all. The scant evidence that exists is presented along with selected examples of individual complications.
Knox
Ellen
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Birmingham Women's Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston B15 2TG, UK.
Martin
William
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D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014427:Twins; D006113:United Kingdom