The MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report (2022) into baby deaths in the UK has shown a significant rise in the twin stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates. The statistics for the years 2016-2020 show a 19% increase in the twin stillbirth rate and a 16% increase in the twin neonatal mortality rate. This contrasts with an overall 21% decline in overall stillbirths and a 17% decline in neonatal deaths since 2013.

The gap between singleton and twin mortality rates is...