Nov. 9, 2005 — -- "Do you want a boy or a girl?" This question, commonly asked of pregnant women, is often met with the same response -- "I just want a healthy child." But, unfortunately, birth ...

Initially, doctors are expected to use the new blood test with women at risk for a Down syndrome pregnancy, such as those older than 35. A negative result would indicate a woman could skip the amnio ...

Understanding Down syndrome, genetic condition with an extra chromosome 21, is crucial for providing appropriate care and support.

Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of ...

Initially, doctors are expected to use the new blood test with women at risk for a Down syndrome pregnancy, such as those older than 35. A negative result would indicate a woman could skip the amnio ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by abnormal cell division during the early stages of the development of the ...

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with ...

Dr Oluwakemi Ashubu, a paediatric endocrinologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, says stigma is the most common challenge faced by persons living ...

The results of the blood test revealed only a risk, but when she saw them, she still threw up. Now she had to find out for sure. So she lay on her back at a doctor's office, praying, comforted by her ...

Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by abnormal cell division during the early stages of the development of the foetus. [iStockphoto] You might have seen some children or even adults with ...