You are in Parenting and Pregnancy . I cried for two days, grieving for the baby I thought we were going to have and had prepared for,' says Dwight. Valle Dwight was devastated when she found out her newborn son, Aidan, now three years old, had Down's syndrome, a chromosomal disorder that causes mental retardation and physical irregularities. I still would have chosen to have this baby, and I still would have had an adjustment period after his birth. Like Dwight, some women are choosing not to take birth defect screening tests.
Some women feel that birth defect test results are irrelevant.
I'd rather rule out any possible problems. No matter what happens, there is power in knowledge. While most women receive negative results, it's important that every woman consider the possibility that the test may be positive. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.