A rise in the number of babies born with this condition
The number of babies in the UK being born with Down’s syndrome has risen to a higher level than before pre-natal screening was widely introduced in the late 1980s. There are now two births a day in the UK, according to the latest figures. So are more women making the decision to have a Down’s syndrome baby and what are the wider implications? Jane is joined by the director of Antenatal Results and Choices, Jane Fisher, the head of the Down’s Syndrome Association, Carol Boys, and Joanie Dimavicius from the NHS Down syndrome screening programme.
