2006-08-28 12:59:42 · 7 answers · asked by janetsernoh 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Down's Syndrome is genetic. If a kid isnt born with it, they will never have it.
2006-08-28 13:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by Phil S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 4,000 children with Down syndrome are born in the U.S. each year. Although parents of any age may have a child with Down syndrome, the incidence is higher for women over 35 because the risk generally increases with maternal age. The chances are about 1 in 1,000 at age 25, 1 in 650 at age 30, 1 in 378 at age 35, and 1 in 106 at age 40.
At least 70% of babies with Down syndrome are born to women under age 35. The chance of having a second baby with Down syndrome is the normal risk based on the mother’s age + 1%
2006-08-28 13:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that happens because there is an extra chromosome.
A deformation can happen from a number of things, but it would have to occur in the first trimester. After that, the baby is basically formed, except for the lungs and kidneys and it needs to put on weight.
2006-08-28 13:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am by no means an expert on this, but if you have a child after the age of 35, your chances of the child having downs syndrome are greater. The older you get, the greater the chances.
2006-08-28 13:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by nellie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a kid gets down syndrom because they have an extra chromosome in their genetic make up... a womens age is the main factor the chances of a child getting down snydrom increases if the mother is older
2006-08-28 13:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is like only a .1 percent chance of having anything wrong with it. Also you can only be born with it
2006-08-28 13:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by Morgan P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vitamin deficiency.
2006-08-28 13:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by songbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋