by chuckywebmaster | Jun 2, 2020 | Information & resources
Whose advice should we listen to? As with the birth of any baby, well meaning people will offer you all sorts of different advice. This can be rather confusing. Listen to those who have personal experience in dealing with children and people with Down syndrome and who... 
by chuckywebmaster | Jun 2, 2020 | Information & resources
Down syndrome affects 1 in every 500 live births in South Africa (March of Dimes 2008). That’s just a fraction of total cases, as early detection methods now allow parents to abort pregnancies when faced with a high risk of having a child with Down syndrome. The... 
by chuckywebmaster | Jun 2, 2020 | Information & resources
What is it? Genetic Counselling is often regarded as an abstract concept with very few registered nurses and doctors actually using the service offered! Genetic Counselling is an invaluable service offered to individuals and families who have... 
by chuckywebmaster | Jun 2, 2020 | Information & resources
Babies with Down syndrome do look slightly different to other babies and can usually be identified by certain typical features. Not all of these traits mentioned below are found in every child with Down syndrome. Like all children, children with Down syndrome do...