Apart from the fact that we feel joy and excitement during pregnancy. We can’t wait for the first shopping and completing the layette. We can’t wait to pack the delivery bag and prepare a corner or an entire room at home for the new family member. These are moments you never forget. During these 9 months, we are also filled with anxiety and fear about whether the baby will be born completely healthy. We regularly go for tests and do ultrasounds, but only when we see the baby with our own eyes and hear from the doctor that everything is fine and the baby is healthy, we are not afraid.
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Down syndrome is a disease that many future parents are afraid of
Some women do not feel calmer even after undergoing prenatal tests. Nevertheless, they are afraid that their child may be sick. One of the most common genetic diseases and at the same time the one that future parents fear is Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21. On the mp.pl website we can read:
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal aberration found in live births. It occurs in people of all races, in all countries of the world, with an average incidence of approximately 1/800 births.
Down syndrome can be detected during prenatal tests and during the PAPP-A test, which is almost 95% effective in detecting fetal defects, including Down syndrome. However, the most certainty is provided by karyotype testing during amniocentesis and NIPT tests.
Mothers are afraid of seeing a “monkey groove” on their child’s hand.
In many cases, Down syndrome is detected only after birth. Dr. Christian Páez, who regularly publishes content on his Instagram profile, recently announced that the disease can be diagnosed by observing a child’s hands. A transverse fold on a child’s hand, called a “monkey’s crease”, may be a symptom of this disease. Mothers look at their baby’s hands, fearing that the doctors’ suspicions will be confirmed. Dr. Chrithian adds that the furrow may also be normal, but is nevertheless strongly associated with trisomy 21. We usually have three non-intersecting lines on the hand, called flexural lines. All of them are formed in the 12th week of fetal life. In some people, two lines become one – transverse – and this line is a “monkey furrow”.
Source: portalparentingowy.pl
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