The invasive test involves taking amniotic fluid from the womb not blood. Please be sure & specific in what you write.
( Posted: Monday , February 04, 2008 at 00:56 )
Julie
Testing for Downs' Syndrome is not mandatory at all in the U.S. It is merely offered.
Why having a baby with Downs' Syndrome would be a woman's worst nightmare is beyond me. How different is this than finding out that one's baby had any other difficulty? There are surely worse nightmares.
I highly doubt that 90% of all Downs' Syndrome babies die in the first year. This is not at all what I have seen.
What the article should mention is that abortion is not necessary, that people with Downs' Syndrome are wonderful, loving people who can lead wonderful, loving lives, and that if one is worried about one's baby, there are support networks to help one care for a baby with Downs' Syndrome.
( Posted: Sunday , February 03, 2008 at 12:26 )
Hi Julie, I've just been told my baby girl will have DS I'm an older mother of 46 I'm very scared and I keep reading articles on the great points of DS but I've also heard of babies being born deaf or blind or worse which of course can happen in any case. Do you Know if theres any way of detecting this or what the statistics are for severe cases any encouragement will be helpful. Thank you sonja
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Maggie
This article is full of inaccuracies and can hardly be called journalism. First, Down syndrome can result from a problem with the egg or sperm, or with a zygote. It is not a woman's "worst nightmare"...I promise you there are conditions far more harmful to babies than Down syndrome. Down syndrome testing is NOT mandatory in the United States. It is recommended for women over the age of 35, but all women have a right to refuse any and all testing. Ninety percent of cases DO NOT end in infant death. Yes, some fetuses die in utero (many before it's even detected that the woman is pregnant). However, if a child with Down syndrome is born, the 1 year survival rate is above 91% in the US. The author of this article should be ashamed.
( Posted: Saturday , February 02, 2008 at 06:13 )
Jane
Testing for Down-Syndrome in the US is typically done when the mother is over the age of 35. It is however not mandatory as the article suggests.
( Posted: Saturday , February 02, 2008 at 02:36 )
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