down syndrome baby at 14 weeks ultrasound
The results of the blood test. Maternal age is the only factor that has been linked to an increased chance of having a baby with Down syndrome resulting from nondisjunction or mosaicism.
In the first step which is performed between 10 and 14 weeks of pregnancy a blood sample is taken from the mother and a nuchal translucency ultrasound is performed to measure the amount of fluid at the back of the babys neck.
. However due to higher birth rates in younger women 80 of children with Down syndrome are born to women under 35 years of age. There is no definitive scientific research that indicates that Down syndrome is caused by. If the blood test is scheduled prior to the ultrasound we can provide the results at the end of the ultrasound appointment.
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