Some people with Down syndrome say Quebec's health minister should spend time getting to know them before bringing in universal prenatal testing for the chromosomal disorder, which they would ...

National Down Syndrome Society joins Global Down Syndrome Foundation and the National Down Syndrome Congress to Support an Important National Resource Prenatal Testing & Information Covers The ...

A non-invasive blood test to determine if a fetus has Down syndrome early in pregnancy could be available in two or three years, researchers say. The new test requires a small blood sample and can ...

Ultrasound testing, which has been available for about 10 years, involves an evaluation of "nuchal translucency" -- a fluid behind the neck of the fetus -- which can be an indication of Down syndrome.

Prenatal Testing & Information About Down Syndrome This important pamphlet is co-published by the nation's three leading Down syndrome advocacy organizations - Global Down Syndrome Foundation, the ...

Down’s Syndrome is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation, occurring in 1 out of 700 live births worldwide.The risk of having a baby with Down’s — which occurs when a child has ...

Denmark boasts a 98 percent termination rate of babies who test positive for Down syndrome, followed by the United Kingdom at 90 percent, the United States at an estimated 85 percent and France at ...

A prenatal blood test can be used to determine if an unborn baby has Down's syndrome without the small risk to the foetus posed by invasive testing methods such as amniocentesis, U.S. researchers ...

In the past, wrongful birth claims in Canada have been successful when prenatal screening was not offered to a woman over 35 years of age who gave birth to a child with Down syndrome and who asserted ...

Prenatal diagnosis means some parents decide abortion to a more tenable choice, while others decide to have the baby knowing it will likely be born with Down’s syndrome.

The following presentation investigates funding patterns for Down syndrome research at CIHR from 2000-2016. Arguing from a strong commitment to pro-choice values and principles, we defend the view ...

Bernie and Crohan O’Kennedy could not conceive a baby naturally. Their daughter Pippa, ‘a long-awaited miracle’, arrived in ...