Objective To assess the effect of gestational age (GA) and cervical length (CL) measurements at transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) in the prediction of preterm birth in twin pregnancy.Design Individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis.Setting International multicentre study.
support of their partner facilitates collaborative decision-making. Ironically, those pregnancies that are of high enough risk to warrant in-person consultations, where additional support could offer significant value, are those in which partners are not permitted. Before the pandemic, partners often reported feeling excluded, fearful of the uncertainty of pregnancy and labour and frustrated by perceived lack of support from healthcare professionals. 5 This may subsequently negatively impact their relationship because of the inability to adequately support their partners. Their exclusion from the majority of antenatal care therefore, may not only negatively impact the psychological wellbeing of women, which may in turn result in suboptimal outcomes, but also negatively impact their future relationship. As such, we agree with Herron and Herron and support their notion that attempts should be made towards delivering individualised patientcentred care, both antenatally and intrapartum. &
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