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20 Week Ultrasound Indicates That Our Baby Boy Has Hydrocephalus

B.V. asks from Portland

2 weeks ago, many of you responded to my questions about having a down syndrome scare at our 18 week ultrasound. We came from the doctor yesterday and our 20 week ul...

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Parenting Question

K.P. asks from Chicago

My tendancy to worry over overything may have gotten the best of me- I thought someone out there may be able to help. My daughter was born 2.5 weeks ago. I think her...

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Spina Bifida

J.N. asks from Salt Lake City

At my last OB appointment, I had the screening test done for down syndrome & spina bifida. The doctor just called this afternoon that the levels for spina bifida were...

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AFP Testing

J. asks from Myrtle Beach

I am about 16 wks along in my 3rd pregnancy. I received news that my AFP test results were abnormal - 1/126 for Down Syndrome. My doctor recommends a level 2 ultras...

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Ultrasound with Amniocentesis

A. asks from Philadelphia

Has anyone had this test completed before. I was just informed that I was a slight risk (1 of 178) for my baby to have down syndrome and in order to be sure, I would ...

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Should I Have an Amniocentesis??

I.M. asks from Los Angeles

I am 37 years old and just went through my 2nd trimester screening. Although my numbers came back "negative" and I tested out 1 in 400 for my chance of Down Syndrome,...

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Need Advice from Other Home Birthing Moms

L.B. asks from Springfield

I'm 38 weeks pregnant and planning a home birth. I've been feeling ready and confident, until something started to happen last night. I had a few intense contractio...

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Will I Regret Having Only One Child?

G.D. asks from Los Angeles

my son will be 3 in April and everyone around us is asking when #2 is coming. my husband is pretty much leave it up to me to make the decision (so unfair). i need to ...

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Sequential Screening Results and Accuracy.

J.R. asks from Philadelphia

I am 23 years old. Neither my boyfriend or myself have anyone with Downs in either of our families. I went and got the sequential screen (first blood test w an ultr...

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First Trimester Screening Results

E.R. asks from Washington DC

I recently received the resuls of the first trimester screen which included the nuchal transluscency and bloodwork. The results were a bit mixed. On the ultrasound an...

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  • nuchal thickness screening in 2 answers "... amnio and CVS). He recommended we get the nuchal thickness screening ..."
  • level 2 ultra sound in 2 answers "I had the same test and the level 2 ultra sound."
  • many false positives in 2 answers "I did not find out just how many false positives this test has until after I was scared ..."
  • fetal protein test in 2 answers "My daughter was told from the fetal protein test that our grandbaby had a 1 in 100 ..."
  • 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage in 2 answers "... statistics of a 1 in 178 a down syndrome baby and 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage."