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How important is it to do the second trimester down syndrome screening?
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You decide: Whether you would ever consider ending a pregnancy or not, you may wan to know whether to plan on a high risk & high maintenance newborn. Sometimes these tests will reveal the need to deliver in a hospital with higher level treatment capabilities. (available specialists)
Answered 12/13/2018
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