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Parents speak to the upside of Down syndrome
Advocacy groups worry that more prenatal testing will mean fewer children like theirs.
Lynn Harris [2007-05-09]

  • The quadruple screen is just a screen, not a diagnostic test!

    I haven't read the article yet, but are people actually terminating based on the quad screen? That test does NOT tell you if the baby has a genetic problem, it just gives odds. It has a HIGH false positive rate! You need to have an amnio to tell for sure. I know several people who have had bad results from the screening test and they had an amnio and the baby was fine. I can't believe anybody would be so foolish as to terminate based on the quad screen.

    -- Black Sheep
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    Wednesday, May 9, 2007 11:22 AM
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