Case Study on Down Syndrome

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Week 1 Case Study

Directions

All students should complete one (1) case study below.  Note: All case studies are provided as a learning tool for students who wish to have them. 

 

Case 1

Mary and John want to have a second child. They have a 10-year-old with Down syndrome, and they have questions about the risks of having a second child with Down syndrome.  

Explain the risk for the development of Down syndrome and the recurrence risk in a second pregnancy.