Should I Have a Screening Test for Down Syndrome During Pregnancy?

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Should I Have a Screening Test for Down Syndrome During Pregnancy?

View Originalfigure 1Problems caused by Down syndrome

View Originalpicture 1Child with Down syndrome

This picture shows some of the things that can go wrong in children with Down syndrome. Not all children with Down syndrome will have all of these problems.

Reproduced with permission from: Wolters Kluwer Health. Copyright ‚ © 2008.

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Problems caused by Down syndrome

This picture shows some of the things that can go wrong in children with Down syndrome. Not all children with Down syndrome will have all of these problems.

Reproduced with permission from: Wolters Kluwer Health. Copyright ‚ © 2008.

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Child with Down syndrome

This photo shows a child with Down syndrome who has some of the features common to the condition. These include a flat face, a flat top part of the nose, and an open mouth.

Reproduced with permission from: Bickley LS, Szilagyi P. Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8th ed, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, Philadelphia 2003. Copyright ‚ © 2003 Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.

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Child with Down syndrome

This photo shows a child with Down syndrome who has some of the features common to the condition. These include a flat face, a flat top part of the nose, and an open mouth.

Reproduced with permission from: Bickley LS, Szilagyi P. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8th ed, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, Philadelphia 2003. Copyright ‚ © 2003 Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.

Graphic 67446 Version 5.0

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