Hi,
My wife and I are expecting our first child and we're ecstatic about it. I'm 37 and she is 35.
She recently had a nuchal fold test and a blood test and the results have come back with a 1:105 chance of the baby having down's syndrome.
We spoke to the foetal medical unit and they said that the risk factor for her age was 1:267, the blood test was 1:1689 and the nuchal translucency was 1:16 giving the overall 1:105.
The said the reason for the 1:16 was the nuchal measurement was 3.1mm and shouldve been about 2.2mm for the age of the baby, 12weeks at the time.
Theyve said we can have an amnio which carries a risk of miscarriage........we are really not sure what to do.
is 1:105 seems pretty high to me. They tried to scan for "soft markers" today but the baby is too small so we have to go back in 2 weeks. They said the risk will be halved to 1:210 if they find none.
Does 1:105/1:210 seem high to you?
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gl2007 · 22/06/2007 11:04
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