Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21. Women at the age of 35 and older have a significantly high risk of having a child with this condition. Down syndrome can’t be prevented, it can be detected  before a child is born.

On average a child with Down syndrome will:

• Sit at 11 months
• Crawl at 17 months

  

• Walk at 26 months

Health issues:

• Respiratory problems
• Small ears
• Protruding tongue
• Hearing difficulties
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Childhood leukemia
• Epilepsy
• Thyroid conditions