I went in today for blood work at Dr. R's office for some important tests as it relates to the likelihood of a perfectly healthy baby.
All 3 tests came back NEGATIVE, which is not a guarantee, but certainly puts the odds dramatically more in our favor.
The odds for any 38-year old woman to have a baby with Down syndrome is 1 in 175, and for any type of chromosomal abnormality 1 in 103.
They told me that based on the blood tests the chances of my baby having Down syndrome is 1 in 810, the chances for spina bifida is 1 in 6,000 and for other types of trisomy abnormalities 1 in 10,000.
They stressed not to be concerned about the Down syndrome number because they said the only reason the 810 number is that low is because of my age. Still, 1 in 810 is a lot better than 1 in 175, so I'm very happy with all the test results.
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