Patient's question:
I had my blood tested, and the doctor said it might be possible that my child is intellectually disabled. I would like to ask, can a blood test determine if my child is intellectually disabled?Doctor's answer:
You should have done the Down syndrome screening. It is a test that involves drawing pregnant women's serum, detecting the concentration of alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin in the maternal serum, and calculating the risk coefficient of giving birth to a Down syndrome child by combining the pregnant woman's due date, age, weight, and gestational age at the time of blood collection.