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Down Syndrome StatisticsDown Syndrome statistics vary just a little bit depending on your source. I have taken the numbers of several different sources and come up with an average. Incidence About 1 in 800 babies is born with Down Syndrome. Though popular belief is that babies with it are born mostly to older mothers, in fact 80% of these babies are born to mothers under age 35. More mothers under age 35 give birth, than those over 35, thus raising the percentage of babies with Down Syndrome born to the younger group of moms. I fell into the "fossil" category! Likelihood The likelihood of having a baby with DS goes up after age 35. The Triple Screen Test or AFP is performed around the 16th week of pregnancy to screen for increased risk of Down Syndrome. If your test comes back "positive for Down Syndrome" it means that you have an increased chance of having a baby with DS, not that the baby actually has it. There are other, more definitive tests to determine that.
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