Additional Information
Children born with Down Syndrome are usually born with heart, intestine, ear, or breathing problems. Such health conditions can lead to other problems like, respiratory Infections or hearing loss, lucky most of those problems can be treated.
Facts:
http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/Down-Syndrome-Facts/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/down_syndrome.html
https://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/What-Is-Down-Syndrome/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/down-syndrome
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/downsyndrome/
Facts:
- 1 in every 691 babies in the United States is born with Down Syndrome.
- There are more than 400,000 people living with Down Syndrome in the United States.
- Down Syndrome occurs in people of all races.
- Birth rate of children with Down Syndrome increases with the age of the mother.
- Good education, healthy home environment, good healthcare, and positive family support help people with Down Syndrome to develop fully and helps them to live happy, fulfilled lives.
http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/Down-Syndrome-Facts/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/down_syndrome.html
https://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/What-Is-Down-Syndrome/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/down-syndrome
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/downsyndrome/