cpc at 18 week scan

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friend of mine had scan last week and it had CPC on head. No clubbed hands or feet. Dr said could 1/200 be edwards syndrome and need to keep close eye. Anyone have any experiences?

I had a 1/30 ish risk of Edwards in my 2nd pg and had an amnio to get a definitive answer. It really depends on what your friend would do if her baby did have Edwards.

I had a 1/30 ish risk of Edwards in my 2nd pg and had an amnio to get a definitive answer. It really depends on what your friend would do if her baby did have Edwards.

I had a 1/30 ish risk of Edwards in my 2nd pg and had an amnio to get a definitive answer. It really depends on what your friend would do if her baby did have Edwards.

I know. Very scary for her. Apparently she can find out more in 2 weeks. Than she'll be better placed to make a decision. Hope all was well with you!

oops @ multiple posts. yes my dd2 was fine, there were no soft markers on the scan, the result was based on my quadruple blood test (one of the hormones was on the low side of normal) but I had to be sure as Edwards is so serious

choroid plexus cysts

Edwards is the 2nd most common autosomal trisomy after Down syndrome, about 1 in 6000 live births

Just C&P'd this...
"To be told your baby has a cyst or cysts in its brain is scary. In fact, a choroid plexus cyst is just a collection of fluid in the part of the brain which makes the fluid that cushions the brain and spinal cord. The 'cyst' is just a small build-up of fluid as it moves through the connecting tubes. As the baby grows, so the tubes get bigger and the fluid moves on. CPCs are almost always gone by 24 weeks and do no harm to the baby's brain.

CPCs look like black spots in the hemispheres of the brain and were first seen in the 1980s. They caused a scare initially because many babies with Edward's syndrome were found to have CPCs. However, research has shown that Edward's babies also have other abnormalities, such as strawberry-shaped heads (see image 1, below), overlapping fingers and abnormal feet, heart, kidney or abdominal problems.

It is now known that one per cent of all babies have one or more CPCs in early pregnancy (see image 2, below). In the absence of other markers (isolated CPCs) they are insignificant and sonographers in many hospitals do not even mention them any more."

THANKS FOR ADVICE. YOU'VE HELPED ME KNOW WHAT I'M DEALING WITH SO I CAN SUPPORT HER.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.