Re: Will you raise an abnormal child?
The early tests for Downs Syndrome are absurdly unreliable - the nuchal sac translucency test and the blood proteins they look for...I dont know why docs continue to perform these tests.
I was told I had 80 percent chance or higher for downs with each and every one of my 5 pregnancies. The only way to tell with certainty is to do amnio (around 18 weeks) or CVS around 11th week. Some people go for this, some not. But if you go for those unreliable tests and are concerned about it then go for either amnio or CVS. Its best to be prepared when you have the advantage of knowing that your child will be special. There are so many more things you can have already in place at the time of birth like speech therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. In the states, all of these therapies are provided completely free of charge from birth till age 3.