Counselling for Down Syndrome, are We Doing it Right?

Abstract

Down syndrome is the commonest genetic condition, affects about 1:700 life born. DS is associated with many conditions e.g. Cardiac, Learning difficulties, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine and haematological. Parents need to counselled know about the condition to ensure the long term wellbeing of children.

In this article we will discuss the guidelines for counselling and review the literature of studies addressing the issue of the quality of counselling in Down Syndrome.