Pregnancy Test For Down’S Syndrome Etc.

[Bramleyboy]

My daughter works in the front line in the health service. She is pregnant and her midwife has not forwarded some form to the authorities so she has missed out on the Down’s syndrome test. She is very upset! Is there any authority she could apply to now? Bramley

[hc4361]

How pregnant is she?

[Prudie]

How many weeks pregnant is she?

[Kidas]

The Nuchal scan should be done between 11 and 14 weeks.

When we were in that state, it was experimental, and we had the thing done as part of a trial by Prof Kypros Nicolaides, professor of foetal medicine at King's College London, who invented the technique.

I think you can get it done privately for about £200.

The question you have to ask yourself, is, 'Whay happens if they tell us there is a high chance of Down's syndrome'

Before having the test done, they should have a serious conversation about the consequences of getting a positive/negative result.

[lankeela]

I find it very hard to understand why anyone wouldn't want to have this done in this day and age. Its all very well saying you would love them the same, but how many people can guarantee they are going to be there for their whole lives - having seen a family member stuck in an institution for the vast majority of their life and eventually die without any close family involvement for many years before the days when there was a test I think it is unfair to subject another human being to this treatment. I know things are different now but if a birth can be prevented so easily why wouldn't you?

[bednobs]

You can now have a blood test which is 99.9% and non invasive. It's private though and costs c400 quid. She could have ano amniocentesis for free on the nhs

[Bramleyboy]

She is twelve weeks pregnant. It’s just that she is so upset having missed this opportunity.

[Bramleyboy]

In all fairness all answers were sensible without any wise cracks! She has enough to go on now! Many thanks Bramley.

[anneasquith]

I maybe wrong, but has she missed the opportunity at 12 weeks .

[bednobs]

no, 12 weeks is still early enough

[anneasquith]

So the young lady should be fine .

[bednobs]

lankeela, there are many reason why people may choose to go ahead with a down's syndrome pregnancy. When i had my third child, her nhs screening came back as "high risk" for down's syndrome. I had already lost two previous children and so we decided not to have any further invasive testing (the blood test (harmony) i spoke of was not available at the time)

[NoMercy]

I declined to be screened but I understand those who wish to be screened early on.

[Peter Pedant]

12 weeks is a bit early to say
oops missed it and now we will never know until delivery

isnt this - we have missed one window and so we are gonna have to wait for another ?

ah yes Nicolaides
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/researchers-guilty-of-misconduct/155714.article

dear dr Sqad will wake up and take on Mad hatter look when he reads this ( as he eats his porridge)

1998 - N was up before the GMC for something and was asked if he had had a complaint about harassment when he said no
and the correct answer was 'er yes actually'
so the GMC referred him to the police for perjury (!) who declined to prosecute
so the GMC brought perjury charges in a GMC hearing and found him guilty

excuse me - what did you just say ? The doctors' regulator (bad doctor, sexy doctor, shotgun doctor, poisoner etc and so on) took powers on itself to prosecute perjury ? Yup.

so what happened ? slapped wrists all round ....

moral is - - - if you kiss - you have to tell......
( it was a secretary and not a patient)

as Dr S would say/ has said o look who has written this - it must be untrue !