Patient's question:
Many people now undergo Down syndrome screening, wondering about the relationship between Down syndrome and routine prenatal tests.Doctor's answer:
Down syndrome screening is a method that involves extracting pregnant women's serum to test the concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and free estriol in the serum, and then estimating the risk factor for the possibility of giving birth to a fetus with congenital defects, based on the specific physical condition and pregnancy status of the pregnant woman. Down syndrome screening is primarily used to detect fetuses with Down syndrome and is a small part of routine prenatal examinations. If a child is affected by Down syndrome, family members must take the child to seek medical treatment immediately to avoid various misunderstandings and to provide timely symptomatic treatment. For parents, it is important to closely observe changes in the child's symptoms and do their best to help the child receive timely medical treatment for the disease.