Denise Hunter says:

What a bunch of crap. I went to the link from this article, and the site is MudFlats. What a bunch of idiots on that sight. However, I was able to take 5 minutes to research the Down’s Syndrome issue. Read Below:

1… Down Syndrome Risk Factors by Age of Mother (Maternal Age):
Mother’s age 15 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1663

Maternal age 16 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1659

Mother’s age 17 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1654

Maternal age 18 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1647

Mother’s age 19 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1638

Maternal age 20 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1627

Mother’s age 21 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1611

Maternal age 22 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1591

Mother’s age 23 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1564

Maternal age 24 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1531

Mother’s age 25 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1487

Maternal age 26 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1433

Mother’s age 27 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1367

Maternal age 28 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1288

Mother’s age 29 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1195

Maternal age 30 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 1089

Mother’s age 31 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 975

Maternal age 32 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 855

Mother’s age 33 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 733

Maternal age 34 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 617

Mother’s age 35 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 509

Maternal age of 36 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 412

Mother’s age of 37 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 329

Maternal age of 38 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 259

Mother’s age of 39 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 202

Maternal age of 40 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 156

Mother’s age 41 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 119

Maternal age 42 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 91

Mother’s age 43 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 69

Maternal age 44 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 52

Mother’s age 45 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 40

Maternal age 46 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 20
of it being a Down Syndrome pregnancy. According to Hook, E.G., Lindsjo, A.

Mother’s age 48 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 16
of it being a Down Syndrome pregnancy. According to Hook, E.G., Lindsjo, A.

Maternal age 49 years, Down Syndrome risk factor is 1 pregnancy in 12
of it being a Down Syndrome pregnancy. According to Hook, E.G., Lindsjo, A.

Total risk of chromosomal damage in baby from all sources including Down Syndrome risk, is approximately double the probability of Down Syndrome – For example, 1 in 40 becomes 1 in 20. [If you already have a kid with Down Syndrome or other chromosomal damage, the risk of the next having chromosomal damage is often increased substantially, depending on the nature of the damage.]

The above information was provided to us by an obstetrician. The statistics mostly came from “Update 12, Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome, Age Specific Performance…”.

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2… Father’s Age (Paternal Age), and Down Syndrome Risk Factor of kid Being Born with Down Syndrome:

Harry Fisch and others, over the period 1983 to 1997, investigated 3,429 cases of Down Syndrome in relation to father’s age.

The researchers found that fathers over 40 years of age, when having kids to women aged over 35 years, had twice the Down syndrome risk factor, when compared with men 24 years of age and younger also having kids to women aged over 35 years. If the women were under 35 years of age, the father’s age had no effect on whether it would be a Down Syndrome pregnancy.

For mothers over 40 years of age, the researchers discovered that an increase of 50% in Down syndrome risk factor was caused by the advanced age of the father.

SO, THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF DOWN SYNDORM PREGNANCY IS THE ADVANCED AGE OF EITHER OR BOTH THE MOTHER AND FATHER.

Lucy says:

Denise,

Thanks for doing the research on that – I posted a comment on the previous post “The liberal bloggers will stop at nothing – lies and more lies” stating that women over the age of 35 run a higher risk of having a child with Down Syndrome. It is common knowledge and you are given all of this information when you are pregnant. Tests are run to determine the health of the baby and to see if it is indeed a child with Down Syndrome. This is done early in pregnancy and parents are given the opportunity to continue with the pregnancy or no. I knew this because I was 34 soon to be 35 when my last child was born and they went ahead and did the extra testing. Not that there was a decision to be made, but for some there is.

The main point I am making here is Sarah Palin most likely carried that baby knowing full well it was a Down Syndrome baby. It saddens me to know that many women in her position would have easily terminated that pregnancy and never looked back citing such things as her career and status and convenience. I respect this lady more knowing in my heart she had all the facts and made the right choice.