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Ultrasound Of Down Syndrome Babies - Articles
Petition For Changing The Way A Down Syndrome Diagnosis is Delivered
by
Noelle ..
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:19pm
Let's Get this 90% Down Syndrome Abortion Rate DOWN!! These Numbers have to Change! We need to Get together to Change this! We have power in Numbers as Mom's. Let's, through the power of the Internet, Sign This petition, and present it to our local Politicians. We Need to Implement A Bill to Have Doctors, Nurses and Genetic Counselors start t ...
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Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation Winter Newsletter
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Leticia V.
Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:31pm
So much promising research to improve learning and memory has taken place inside of Christina's lifetime, as noted in this newsletter. They are working with mice who have 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 wi ...
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What is Down syndrome?
by
Tara M.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:16pm
What is Down syndrome? [clink on this link to learn the truth about Down syndrome]
I asked this question, in response to the article written below, to a truly diverse and inspirational group of parents who are blessed by the magic of T21 in their lives.
Here are some of the responses,,,,and I will add to the responses as they come in.
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Down Syndrome Awareness Month: Receiving the News
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Lisa
Posted
Tue 05 Oct 2010 12:00am
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Unfortunately, I couldn't commit to taking part in the 31 for 21 Blog Challenge this year (boo!), but there are a few topics near and dear to me that I would like to write about during this month.
A question that's been posed to me over and over since Finn was born is "Did you know he had Down syndro ...
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The Down Syndrome Clinic (repost)
by
myspecialks
Posted
Thu 14 Jan 2010 12:00am
In honor of Kellsey's first visit to the Down Syndrome Clinic, I thought I would repost what I wrote when Kennedy went her first time. She was 3 weeks old. She's come SO far since then... and so have I.
The Down Syndrome Clinic
Originally written: June 10, 2004
Today was our first appointment at the Down Syndrome Clinic at Vanderbilt C ...
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Mom's blood test can reveal Down syndrome
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Qadoshyah
Posted
Sun 06 Mar 2011 6:35pm
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 disgusting!
Ya know, I'd be all for prenatal testing if it was there strictly to help the unborn child. For the mother to be able to take supplements to be able to help that ...
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The Diagnosis and What Having Down syndrome Means
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Stephanie B.
Posted
Tue 27 Jan 2009 6:27pm
As my first "official" post for Get It Down: 31 for 21, I want to talk about the diagnosis.
I was lucky when I was pregnant with Aiden. I had a wonderful ob/gyn. She is funny and compassionate. Yes, I said she. I have a belief that if you don't have the same equipment I'm using, then you probably have never gone through what you are about ...
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The story of our baby girl...
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Bethany B.
Posted
Thu 22 Jan 2009 6:20pm
On January 7, 2006, Payton Lynn was born, weighing 7 pounds 1.5 ounces and measuring 19 3/4 inches long. She was a beautiful baby with a head full of hair, just like her big brother! Soon after her birth, our angel was diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Immediately after delivery, Payton was whisked away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU ...
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