What is Down syndrome

For those who don't know much or anything about Down syndrome it is a chromosonal anomaly which is caused by the failure of chromosome 21 to separate therefore causing the child to develop with three chromosome 21's instead of two. Approximately 1 in 800 babies is born with Down syndrome and while the chances of having a downs baby increase for women over 40, around 70% are born to mothers under 35. This extra chromosome can generate differences in physical features, intellectual impairment and different degrees of medical conditions such as congenital heart defects. 

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