Patient's question:
I got married last year and am planning to have a child this year. Recently, I saw a report on TV about Down syndrome children, and I'm very worried. I heard that when you're pregnant, you need to do tests, so I want to ask if prenatal tests can detect Down syndrome?Doctor's answer:
Prenatal testing can detect the so-called Down syndrome children, which are congenital abnormalities. Therefore, it is very necessary to do tests during pregnancy and must be done on time at major hospitals for thorough examinations. Prenatal testing can promptly understand how the fetus is deformed and the growth and development of the fetus. Down syndrome screening can detect Down syndrome children. The main purpose of Down syndrome screening is to test whether the fetus has congenital defects, which is to check whether the fetus has severe intellectual impairments.