Question

Explore the Ontario Prenatal Screening website for expectant parents. Consider:

• what testing options are available for Down Syndrome
• when the testing happens in the 40-week pregnancy
• how accurate the testing is
• what the risks of testing are to the pregnancy
• what the risks of Down Syndrome are related to the age of the mother

Create two lists:

• Six reasons why you would recommend prenatal screening for Down Syndrome, and
• Six reasons why you would not recommend prenatal screening for Down Syndrome

Answer 1

Testing options available for Down Syndrome

• Maternal serum screening test
• Diagnostic test
• Non-invasive parental testing is a blood test.That analyse DNA From the baby that has passed into the mother's blood.
• Ultrasound test

The test is normally performed in the first trimester between 10 and 13 weeks of pregnancy. 40 week of pregnancy near to the delevery period.If a developing fetus has D S and the condition is not diagonised during pregnancy, its diagonised at the time of the baby born. This diagonise uses a contribution of physical exams and blood test.

The accuracy of this test procedures, which carry up to a 1% risk of causing miscarriage, are nearly 100% accurate in this diagonostic test.

Risk associated with parental testing include the emotional, social, or financial consequences of test result.

Age related risk

The chance of down syndrome is related to the age of mother.The mother age under 25 having the child with downsyndrome are about 1 in 1,400.The mother age at 35 having the child are about 1 in 350.The mother age at 40, having the child are about 1 in 100.

recommented parental screening	not recommented parental screening
nearly 100% accurate	This can leads to spondaneous miscarriage
early detect down syndrom	Abnormal test result have greater chance of being wrong; there are false- positive and false-negative
parents can take steps that may reduce the risk	Maternal serum testing can cause injury to the baby
Women can reduce the risk of down syndrome by giving birth before age 35	Can cause infection to the baby
The testing can help to ease anxiety	In false negative test,can leads to some psychological consequences of parents
It allows you to arrange for procedures during and after birth for your baby	Parental screening for down syndrome cause mental stress and anxiety
Information to help make informed medical and life style decision.	Emotional Exhaustion