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Okay, SIL is pregnant (13ish weeks) and is having twins. She has been told by the GP she has been categorised as high risk as a result and can no longer go through the GP care but has to go through the midwife clinic at the hospital.
Can you be classified as high risk purely because you are having twins? I would have thought there would be more factors?
Yep, multiple births = high risk because there are potentially added complications. That's how I understand it from everything I have read anyway.
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yep, multiples = high risk.
depends on type of twins - what risks the babies are at.
plus higher chance of being premature.
and then with mum, higher risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, pre eclampsia etc..
mums pregnant with multiples can still have relativly 'uncomplicated' pregnancies, but they are just have a higher chance of things. I think the main thing is risks to the babies though.
Yup automatically high risk. I was considered high risk with my trio despite having no issues for 33 weeks until I developed PE. It's great to have the extra reassurance though of midwife care.
Yep. Twins automatically equal high risk.
My friends were having u/s fortnightly & checkups every other week from around 25 weeks.
Both were told they'd have to have c/s at 32 weeks. Thankfully neither did. One went naturally at 32 weeks & the other went naturally at 37 weeks.
No c/s needed.
I had to change to only seeing my ob once I found out it was twins. I was devastated because I had finally found an amazing GP that I wanted to see throughout my pregnancy, although he actually turned out to be the anaesthetist for my birth so he managed to take part anyway :). I wasn't even allowed to do the midwife clinic so she is quite lucky in that respect.
My pregnancy was consider higher risk because I had one placenta for the girls, although they were in seperate sacs, so had to have extra scans. My best friend who had twins 2 weeks before me, also had to go under ob only care, although her pg was 'perfect' for a twin pg - 2 placentas, no complications and made it to 38 weeks.
Best of luck to your SIL!
I was told I was high risk with my twins too, but I fought this label and would only consent to being "slightly higher risk" because of my parity, and the type of twins I was having (two placentas = lowest risk twins). In the end I was allowed the care I wanted, which was midwife only care with only occasional input from the OB. Incidentally it was great knowing the OB that was overseeing my case, if not my care, because then if anything did happen and I slipped slightly further up the risk scale then I knew he would be there and would protect my need for normality within reason. It didn't come to that though.
Mrs cricket 2 of my girls shared a placenta but had separate sacs too. It was such a relief because if they weren't I would of had to birth in Brisbane.
Hi,
I am 14 weeks pregnant with mono chorionic twins - which means they are Sharing one placenta (identical theoretically) but are in separate sacs.
I agree with Traveller - there are different degrees of 'high risk' - I am high risk because my twins are sharing one placenta - so increased risk of twin to twin transfusion syndrome plus all the other things that have been previously mentioned pre eclampsia, gestational diabetes etc.
I have found a wonderful MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist) who is basically an OB with extra qualifications and experience. He is brilliant and I would swap my care for anything!
So far I have had extra appointments and scans every few weeks and I believe this will continue for the duration of my pg. I am hoping to get to 37.5 weeks as this is considered full term for these kinds of twins - and I am having an elective cs .
Wishing your SIL and family the best of luck!
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