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Prevention from Down Syndrome



There is no way in which you could be successful at preventing down syndrome per se. However, if you do fall in the high risk category and are aware of the fact that your child may be born with down syndrome you could prepare yourself to cater to the special needs of your child.

Firstly, it is important that you find a doctor who is trained to deal with the condition itself. Also finding a good therapist will help you initially and your child as well in the later stages. Secondly, the more information and facts you are able to gather with regard to down syndrome, the more you will be able to understand. This is easier said than done, but it surely will benefit you somewhere or the other. Lastly, you and your child could, in fact, should join a support group as it forms a support system and you realize that you are not alone.



Frequently asked questions

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References

1. Melissa A. Davidson, Primary Care for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Volume 55, Issue 5, October 2008, Pages 1099-1111, ISSN 0031-3955, 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.001.
2. Iris Teresa Schapira, Alejandra María Ferrari, Norma Aspres, Ana Belén Guardiol, Ana Inés Antoniutti, Roxana Bedacarratz, Down Syndrome: An Assessment of Infant Psychomotor Development and Its Impact on Social and Familial Integration, International Medical Review on Down Syndrome, Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 2-8, ISSN 2171-9748, 10.1016/S2171-9748(07)70043-0.
3. D.J. Fidler, Down Syndrome, In: Editors-in-Chief:  Marshall M. Haith and Janette B. Benson, Editor(s)-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, Academic Press, San Diego, 2008, Pages 422-429, ISBN 9780123708779, 10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00053-0