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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your risk of complication from amnio (1/200-1/400) is higher than the risk of down syndrome.  Sounds like a no brainer to me.[/quote]

It's not really a no-brainer. The risks are different not only in likelihood, but in character. Some people are more comfortable with the possibility of losing a pregnancy than giving birth to a child with an unexpected chromosomal abnormality. Put another way, some people are willing to trade the small risk of miscarriage from amino for the certainty it brings. These are highly personal decisions. It may be clear cut for you but it's not so simple for everyone. [/quote]

That's perfectly fine but amnio only rules out some conditions. You may get the peace of mind that it's not DS but something else could be wrong at the anatomy scan. Or something could happen in childbirth. Or later in life. There's always going to be some uncertainty. It's scary but it's life.

Even if the risk of complication from amnio are low, it's a higher risk than OP's baby having DS. The odds of OP's baby having DS is 0.034%. [/quote]

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