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Pediatrician Jessica Morse, M.D., discusses 6 common challenges new parents of newborns with Down syndrome face – and how to keep their babies healthy.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition where a person is born with an extra chromosome. This can affect how their brain and body develop. People diagnosed with Down syndrome can lead healthy lives with supportive care.
Down syndrome in the United States. Each year, about 5,700 babies born in the United States have Down syndrome. This means that Down syndrome occurs in about 1 in every 640 babies.
For every 700 births in the United States, one baby is born with Down syndrome. (1) And that number is increasing. Between 1979 and 2003, the number of babies born with Down syndrome jumped...
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder. It is also called trisomy 21. It includes certain birth defects, learning problems, and facial features. A child with Down syndrome also may have heart defects and problems with vision and hearing. How severe or mild these problems are varies from child to child.
Causes. Down syndrome occurs because of the extra copy of chromosome 21, which can cause the body and brain to develop differently than a child without the syndrome.
Some parents have a greater risk of having a baby with Down syndrome. Risk factors include: Advancing maternal age. A woman's chances of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome increase with age because older eggs have a greater risk of improper chromosome division.
The chance that a baby will be born with Down syndrome increases with a mother’s age: 1 baby out of every 1,000 born to women under age 30. 1 baby out of every 400 born to women older than 35. 1 baby out of every 60 born to women older than 42.
About 1 in 700 babies (less than 1 percent) is born with Down syndrome. Many children with Down syndrome lead healthy, active lives. They can go to school, participate in activities and enjoy being social with others. A person with Down syndrome may live 60 years or more. What causes Down syndrome?
Down syndrome is a condition in which a baby is born with an extra chromosome number 21. The extra chromosome is associated with delays in the child’s mental and physical development, as well as an increased risk for health problems. The physical features and medical problems linked to Down syndrome can vary widely from child to child.