Patient's question:
My mom hasn't been able to cook recently and often says she feels dizzy and has a headache. The key is that I don't really know what's going on, but I just see that she isn't doing well mentally. How can I avoid high-risk individuals?Doctor's answer:
It is currently 1:200, and the risk is relatively high, but it does not mean that the child will definitely have Down syndrome. However, for safety's sake, raising a normal child is already expensive and demanding in terms of both money and energy. If the child does have Down syndrome, it would absolutely not be a pleasant or easy matter for a family. It is not necessary to undergo an amniocentesis and fetal chromosome analysis, but considering the future happiness of life and the child's happiness, it is still worth doing.The risk of amniocentesis is fetal injury (this is done under ultrasound monitoring, and such cases are generally rare), miscarriage, and amniotic fluid embolism, but the incidence rates are very low. Compared to the risk of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome, these risks associated with the are not something that needs to be considered.