downsyndrome test

I was pregnant when I was 26/27 and 30 years old. For me, I knew that I wouldn’t abort my babies regardless of the results, but I chose to do the test (it’s not just the risk profile for Downs Syndrome, but also Edwards Syndrome and Patau Syndrome), just for information, so that I could prepare myself if my baby was likely to have one of these. The blood tests and scans cost a few hundred dollars (private rate in a public hospital). If you’re going to keep the baby regardless, it’s less important to do the test now. The foetal anomaly scan at about 22 weeks would also show abnormal features if baby does have syndromes.