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If baby's heart rate is low is it a sign of down syndrome?
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Bradycardia: While children with downes syndrome may have a slow heart rate, there are many other causes of slow heart rate, such as hypothyroidism and others. Down's syndrome is best characterized by the constellation of associated characteristics and chromosomal abnormality.
Answered 5/8/2014
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No: The heart rates of a Down syndrome fetus are the same as a normal fetus.
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