Understanding the implications of prenatal testing for Down syndrome
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 10:42
in Psychology & Sociology
With new prenatal tests for Down syndrome on the horizon promising to be safer, more accurate, and available to women earlier in pregnancy, the medical community must come together and engage in dialogue about the impact of existing and expected tests, argues a new leading article published Online First by Archives of Disease in Childhood. Authored by Brian Skotko, clinical genetics fellow at Children's Hospital Boston, the article shows a steady decrease in the number of babies being born with Down syndrome since the introduction of prenatal testing and poses the question: 'As new tests become available, will babies with Down syndrome slowly disappear?'...