Health Buzz: Blood Test Could Detect Down Syndrome During Pregnancy

I too think a test to tell a pregnant woman her baby has Down Syndrome is so not necessary. However, I took the course in my pregnancy that I would not do any testing because it would not matter to me either way. I stuck to that and I was blessed because God gave me my daughter who has Down Syndrome and is the most beautiful, healthy one year old child! She was fortunate not to have any health problems. However, that said, 17 years ago, my son was born and had to have a liver transplant at 3 weeks of age, other than that he is a typical child. There is no test out there that could've told me that ahead of time, so in my opinion, this type of testing is so not necessary, except to stress out a pregnant woman. By the way, to the other writer, there is no need to prepare for a child with Down Syndrome, as they are no different than any other baby, because typical babies can have just as many health issues as babies with Down Syndrome. Children with Down Syndrome can do the same thing as typical children, and a few maybe a bit behind with their skills, but that said, I can say that I don't take my children for granted and that every milestone is so precious to us. Everyone will have their own opinion on this article and maybe I would feel different if these tests were for many other disabilities and some terminal illnesses in the fetus, but simply for Down Syndrome? I think it is ridiculous.

CMV of WI 10:31PM May 16, 2011