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Subject:
Downs Syndrome Baby
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Laureen Lawlor-Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 4 Mar 1997 12:57:57 +0930
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Donna wrote:  My SIL recently found out she may be having a baby with Down
Syndrome.  Her AFP test indicated the possibility.

A positive AFP for Downs syndrome equates to a 1 in 30 risk of actually
delivering a baby with this problem. So the good news is that your SIL is
still extremely unlikely to have a baby with Downs syndrome.

Laureen Lawlor-Smith
BMBS IBCLC
South Australia

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