['to understand the experiences of women and their partners following the decision to terminate a pregnancy affected by a severe congenital anomaly DESIGN: qualitative semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of women and their partners who underwent a termination of pregnancy following diagnosis of a severe congenital anomaly.', 'women referred to four fetal medicine centres across two hospital trusts.', 'data analysis was based on the constant comparative approach.', "the over-arching theme emerging from the data was that of 'falling through the gap', where the care received did not adequately meet the needs of women and their partners. This was particularly salient at three specific points in the care pathway: enacting the decision to have a termination of pregnancy and subsequent initiation of the process; care during labour and birth, where parents describe being caught in 'no-man's land' between the antenatal and postnatal settings; and post-birth, where parents made sense of and came to terms with their decision."] Is care provision during termination of pregnancy following diagnosis of a severe congenital anomaly - A qualitative study of what important to parents?