1. South Africa 2. 1980 3. 18 4. Yes 5. Had a Down's sister 6. b. blood screening 7. No 8. a. live birth 9. No Kathy s -----Original Message----- From: tri-wings-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tri-wings-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 12:50 AM To: Tri-Med; Tri-Family; Tri-Wings; Tri-Mosaic Subject: [tri-wings] Genetic Testing - Block 1 For mums, grandmothers, aunts etc - anyone of the female persuasion :-) 1. In what country to you live? 2. What year did you first fall pregnant? (this is the very first time you EVER fell pregnant, not necessarily a tri pregnancy)=20 3. What was your age when you FELL pregnant? 4. Where you aware PRIOR to falling pregnant that there were tests done or that could be done during the pregnancy to detect the health status of your baby? 5. If the answer to Q2 was yes - How did you become aware? eg - school biology lessons, friends who had become pregnant, your doctor explained this, pre-existing familial genetic problem etc Don't know is an acceptable response. 6. What tests were conducted during this FIRST pregancy? a) CVS b) Blood screening c) Amniocentesis d) Ultrasound e) Cordocentesis 7. Where any problems with the baby identified? If yes please detail briefly what these concerns were (eg identified high risk for genetic problems, identified choroid plexus cysts etc) 8. What was the outcome of the pregnancy? a) Live birth b) Stillbirth c) Spontaneous miscarriage d) Termination 9. Was this birth related to a subsequent diagnosis of a chromosomal anomaly? Respond to trisomy@ optushome.com.au I have not lost my mind - it's backed up on disk somewhere. -- Unknown Keep Looking For Rainbows!! =20 _--_|\ =20/Karen \ =20\ _.--._ / =20 v Karen, Mum to Alex (9 years, T-18 Mosaic) http://members.optushome.com.au/karens =20 Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows =20 www.trisomyonline.org =20 Families Helping Families On-line =93This e-mail is sent on the Terms and Conditions that can be accessed b= y Clicking on this link http://www.vodacom.net/legal/email.asp " Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line