What to do if you are at high risk for Down syndrome? Please remember these measures!

If you are told that you are at high risk of Down syndrome, you must take it seriously. It is best to have a detailed examination to see if the child is a Down syndrome child. If the doctor tells you that the child is a Down syndrome child, it is best not to give birth to the child.

1. The risk of Down syndrome is high, so further examination is necessary to confirm whether the child is Down syndrome. If it is, there is no need to keep him.

Guidance:

There are two types of tests, non-invasive or amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis. I believe you don't want to have a child with such low quality, so it is best to do further examination.

2. The purpose is to determine the risk of the fetus suffering from Down syndrome by testing the pregnant woman's blood. If the Down screening test results show that the fetus has a higher risk of Down syndrome, further confirmatory tests should be carried out - amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.

Guidance:

As for whether there is a possibility of having a child with Down syndrome, no one can say for sure. From a safety perspective, if you want to continue the pregnancy, it is best to choose a regular hospital for an amniocentesis examination, and then decide whether to continue the pregnancy based on the examination results.

3. The risk rate of Down syndrome is 1/270 under normal conditions. Yours is 1/107, which is greater than 1/270, and is considered high risk. That is to say, if your indicators are shown in Down syndrome screening, there is a possibility that 1 in 107 children may have congenital defects. Your doctor will recommend amniocentesis, but ultimately it depends on your own wishes and you should discuss it with your family. After all, amniocentesis has certain risks. The amniotic fluid may be contaminated and it may also cause miscarriage.

4. Pregnant mothers whose Down syndrome screening results are "high risk" need to confirm whether the fetus has Down syndrome. Currently, the most commonly used technology for prenatal diagnosis is amniocentesis, which involves inserting a needle through the pregnant woman's abdomen into the amniotic fluid under the guidance of B-ultrasound, extracting the amniotic fluid, and performing chromosome analysis on the fetal cells. Amniocentesis is suitable for pregnant women between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation. Some pregnant women or their families may have doubts about the safety of amniocentesis, but according to statistics, the miscarriage rate caused by this technology is only 0.5%. In addition to amniocentesis, other prenatal diagnosis techniques include chorionic villus sampling, fetal umbilical vein puncture, and fetoscopy.