Down's syndrome is a genetic disorder which is also known as Trisomy 21. This usually happens when there are additional chromosomes in the cell thereby affecting some or all parts of the body and contributes and causes delays when it comes both physical and mental child development. This is true and the ratio of this particular condition is that it affects one baby for every eight hundred babies. This condition was named after a British doctor named John Langdon Down. Down was the doctor who was able to discover this type of condition.
If you want to know more about this condition, here are some of the things that you need to know for you to be able to understand what this condition is really about:
Causes of this Condition-Based on most research, there is really no explanation and concrete cause for such condition to happen but the only thing that doctors are sure of is that the child acquired extra chromosomes which would either come from the child's mother or father. In case you do not know yet, each human being is composed of 46 chromosomes which is set in 23 pairs and in order to make a baby, a sperm should contain twenty three chromosomes same as the egg cell which should also contain twenty three chromosomes. When there are abnormalities regarding the growth of extra chromosomes, it usually leads to a child having such condition.
Most doctors would usually say that the older the person gets, the higher the chances of having their child have this particular condition. There is really something that is serious and no matter how hard you try to prevent such condition, there is really nothing you can do about it.
Signs that your child has this conditions-each child has their own characteristics which is why the signs of having such condition vary. There are kids who have lighter weight compared to those who do not have this condition, the back head may be a bit flatter and that they would actually have one pleat that runs across the palm of the child's hand. When kids get older, they tend to have slow learning ability although not all kids who have this condition are slow with regard to their learning abilities. They might also have congenital heart disease which is why you need to provide extra care for your kids with this condition.
Having a kid who is suffering from Down's syndrome can be very challenging that is why you need to pay attention to these kids. You might also want to try new born screening to make sure that your kids do not have this condition and if they do, you would know the things that could help you raise a kid who has such condition.
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