05/11/2025
It is Multiples Birth Awareness Weekโฆ and if you are having scans the most important thing you may want to establish is the chorionicity of your pregnancyโฆ the key to being fully informed for all types of birth plans.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฒ?
Early ultrasound does more than confirm more than one heartbeat, it sets a plan. It clarifies chorionicity and amnionicity, the simple terms that guide how often scans happen, what each visit covers, and when key decisions are made. Clear answers early help parents understand the path ahead, make informed choices, and allow care teams to organize safe, timely care.
In our video, Professor Asma Khalil, a maternalโfetal medicine specialist, explains why establishing chorionicity and amnionicity early matters and how that information shapes a straightforward scan timetable for the rest of the pregnancy.
Access to early ultrasound varies around the world, and clear information helps everyone stay aligned. Along with many other resources, ICOMBO hosts a copy of the patient guide to the ISUOG twin pregnancy guidelines on its website. The guide explains chorionicity and amnionicity in plain language, outlines visit timing, and shows what each scan looks for. It also offers practical questions to bring to appointments, so families leave with a plan that feels understood and written down.
Screening brings clarity, not worry. A clear plan supports day-to-day decisions, helps parents prepare, and keeps attention on what matters for multiples throughout pregnancy.
How was screening and planning in your multiple pregnancy discussed with you?
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lRn2QtwJ0mI
Find a link to the patient guide, and other resources from ICOMBO in the comments.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lRn2QtwJ0mI
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