She went into labour two weeks early and gave birth just half an hour after arriving at hospital. 'When the midwife told us Charles had Down's syndrome, I cried and cried, and for 24 hours I just ...

Those with Down syndrome are here to teach. Covers of ‘Jérôme Lejeune: The Saintly Geneticist’ by Ana Braga-Henebry, ‘The ...

An ambitious new research effort seeks to follow thousands of individuals with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood in order to learn more about the chromosomal disorder. The project from the ...

HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal ... contain extra chromosomes associated with several types of severe birth defects.

Ninety per cent of women whose unborn babies are diagnosed with Down's syndrome choose to have an abortion, which is legal right up until birth. But campaigners say expectant parents are routinely ...

Prior to their baby's birth, Penelope was diagnosed with Down syndrome, but the couple tells PEOPLE that the news didn't worry them. "Our initial thought on learning about her diagnosis was simple ...

Elly Kitaly takes her son Chadron swimming in place of the physiotherapy he needs for his Down's syndrome When Elly Kitaly gave birth to her son she found out he had Down's syndrome. She realised ...

Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality that adds an extra chromosome 21 to a baby's normal 46 chromosomes at birth. This extra chromosome causes delays in physical growth, adversely affects ...