Tag: DOWN SYNDROME
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Babies conceived by women above 35 years stand the risk of Down syndrome – Therapist
Women who conceive pregnancies after the age of 35 years stand the risk of being delivered of babies with Down syndrome, a speech therapist, Maryam Ibrahim-Maifada, has said. “The older the mother, the higher the risk of having a baby with Down syndrome,’’ Ibrahim-Maifada told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday.…
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Down syndrome is not a spiritual attack — Paediatrician
Dr Lawal Oluwatomisin of the Department of Paediatrics, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), says Down Syndrome is not a spiritual attack but a medical disorder. He made this known at a news conference in Ilorin on Wednesday. He explained that “Down Syndrome is a genetic chromosome 21 disorder, causing developmental and intellectual delays; it…