Since the 12 week scan back on the 7th of January I’ve been looking into Trisomy 18 on the web and found a fair bit of information which helped to reassure Fiona and myself that we are doing the right thing by getting the Amniocentesis Test done.
The biggest problem with Trisomy 18 as I see it is that it is known as “not life compatible”, meaning that if the baby survives long enough to reach full term then its life beyond that is very short and full of challenges that with out a lot of medical intervention would still only prolong the babies life for a short period of time.
There are 3 variants of the Trisomy 18 syndrome that vary the complications a little but on the whole life will be difficult to maintain. Some babies with mosaic or partial Trisomy 18 may live into their teens but normally with lots of medical assistance along the way. The most common form of Trisomy 18 is full Trisomy 18 and that is where most of the time the baby is either still born or lives for one or two days.
Support for this syndrome and information on it has only really come to light over the last 10 or more years. Below are a few links I found useful when looking into this terrible genetic disorder.
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