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Down Syndrome Awareness Month: Real Life With a Child With Down Syndrome by Lisa Patient Expert

Posted Sat 30 Oct 2010 12:00am As Down Syndrome Awareness Month wraps up, I'd like to share some with final thoughts. A little over two years ago, my son was born with Down syndrome. In the early days... journey. I've made my peace with my son having Down syndrome, with his being different. I adore every inch of him, his body, his heart, and his mind, and I wouldn't change him Read on »

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: Breast Feeding a Baby With Down Syndrome by Lisa Patient Expert

Posted Thu 07 Oct 2010 12:00am would like to breast feed their new baby with Down syndrome. *** One of the many widely-held misconceptions about Down syndrome is that babies with Down syndrome won't be able to breast feed. This notion, I think, is propagated by medical professionals who, sadly, are still a generation or two behind in the perceptions they have about Down syndrome Read on »

NHS screening head admits to accuracy failure of Down’s syndrome screening by WelcometoIllinois Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Jun 2009 6:43pm ’s syndrome by around 660 and leads to the losses of 400 babies without Down’s syndrome. “Mackie blamed the problem on a lack of sonographers, who perform ultrasound scans. The reason... The head of the UK’s screening programmes has admitted that the NHS has failed to roll-out more accurate screening tests for Down’s syndrome and that as a result a number Read on »

Tests & Diagnostics for Down Syndrome by Well Med Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Ultrasound for neck width Of course, these are just some of the common tests and diagnostics for Down Syndrome. You can connect with experts and other people who have Down... Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Down Syndrome: Amniocentesis Blastomere analysis before implantation Chorionic Villus Sampling Read on »

Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation Winter Newsletter by Leticia V. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:31pm 21 earlier, and aborted. The idea in the medical community was: we gave you a chance to abort, if you didn't take it, tough, we're not interested in a cure for Down syndrome... Down syndrome to see where the problems are in the nerve connections in the brain which lead to memory problems, and developing drugs that can help fix the problem. People Read on »

Mom's blood test can reveal Down syndrome by Qadoshyah Posted Sun 06 Mar 2011 6:35pm in cognitive delays, is caused by having an extra copy of a particular chromosome. Currently, pregnant women get blood tests and ultrasound to find out if the fetus is at risk for Down... Here's yet more research on ways to prenatally detect Down syndrome. Just to add to the 92%+ abortion rate of prenatally diagnosed babies with Down syndrome. Completely Read on »

Simple blood test to detect Down's syndrome cuts miscarriage risk #prolife #parents #health #tcot by Patty .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 21 Mar 2011 4:45pm -choice advocates continue to try and block this modern technology from being used to defend the indefensible. Now we have modern ways of detecting Down's Syndrome and other..., such as in Down's Syndrome cases. Some people are so concerned about having the 'perfect baby' they abort because they didn't want twins, triplets or a girl or boy via IVF. This is when Read on »

Gavin is more than Down syndrome by Alicia and Gavin Posted Tue 01 Jul 2008 12:00am This past weekend my mom and I took the boys to a Whitecaps baseball game. We had been given tickets to go to the game by the West Michigan Down syndrome... away feeling quite sad. We sat near 4 other children with Down syndrome. They all were about 4-5 years of age. They were all just adorable! I found myself watching them more than Read on »

First trimester Down syndrome testing now available by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 10:28pm Washington Post reports that a study of more than 38,000 U.S. women found a screening method, which combines a blood test with an ultrasound exam, can pinpoint many fetuses with the common genetic disorder 11 weeks after conception. While the testing has drawn criticism from opponents of abortion, researcher Fergal D. Malone of the Royal College of Surgeons Read on »

Change in prenatal Down syndrome screening recommendations by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 12:00pm --regardless of age--be offered prenatal testing for Down syndrome. Until now, more invasive diagnostic testing (amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling, or CVS) was routinely offered to women starting at age 35. Age is no longer to be used as a cutoff for these tests; and ACOG anticipates that the availability of ultrasound testing will help decrease the use Read on »