#trisomy 13

[cheerfullycatholic]

Study: Babies with Trisomy 13 are being given more of a chance at life... and living longer

Dr. John Lantos, a pediatrician, said, "[P]redictions of lethality become self-fulfilling prophecies" for children with Trisomy 13.

A study published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics has revealed that the median survival time for babies born alive with Trisomy 13 has nearly doubled from three months to six months, and that one in three babies with the condition are currently surviving for more than a year after birth. Coinciding with this increased lifespan trend is an increase in the rate at which patients with Trisomy 13 are undergoing surgery. That rate rose from 16% in the years 1996-2008 to 28% in the years 2009-2021. Researchers explained that “because of the poor prognosis” that babies with Trisomy 13 often receive, they are typically not provided with aggressive treatment or necessary surgeries that would help them live longer. It has been found that babies who do receive these treatments live longer than those who don’t. ... Vicky Wall, the mother of a baby girl named Líadán, who was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, said that this study proves that many doctors are “behind the curve in terms of new developments” in the care of children with Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18. She argued that the new research highlights a need for a change in mindset regarding children with these conditions. “I have spoken to so many families who say they felt belittled, rejected, and ignored because their unborn baby was diagnosed with Trisomy 13 or 18,” she said. “They say they were offered no hope, that they were pushed towards abortion, that when they asked what could be done for baby after birth they were made to feel they were being ridiculous. It’s shameful, and it has to stop.”

[unimatrix-420]

Got a former friend on Facebook who wanted to weigh in on the abortion ruling and was proud of how Roe v. Wade was overturned. Two years ago, she'd given birth to a daughter who had trisomy 13 (a genetic defect that gives a child three chromosomes instead of 2) and later died from septic shock from an infection she developed.

The girl was born with severe heart problems, pulmonary hypertension, kidney reflux, lung disease, brain malformations, a tethered spinal cord, seizures and tracheobronchomalacia, and that doesn't even complete the list. She took 12 medications A DAY.

She only lived for 7 months and in that short time, she suffered greatly, having to frequently visit the hospital and live with tubes in her face and body. Her last month alive, she received a port, a tube in her intestine and a tracheostomy.

And the mother posted today that she was given the chance to have an abortion at 28 weeks because the physicians already knew she wouldn't live long. And her response was, "If I get to kiss her face one time, it's worth it to me."

I'm sure she thought this sounded like a lovely gesture, a symbol of her unmoving convictions of motherhood and the defiance to face unfavorable odds.

But it was fucking selfish. "It's worth it to me. To ME." She was weak and for that, her child suffered for 7 months and suffering was ALL her daughter knew. BUT THANK GOD ALMIGHTY SHE DIDN'T ABORT THAT CHILD BECAUSE LORD KNOWS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE WRONG THING.

I'm sure that baby appreciates being made to suffer so that YOU could have a little session of kissy face. Fuck you and anyone else like this, don't pretend your morals are superior because it takes a sick and selfish individual to put your needs and wants over that of your child.

[randomwikiarticles]

Patau syndrome is a syndrome caused by a chromosomal abnormality, in which some or all of the cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13. The extra genetic material disrupts normal development, causing multiple and complex organ defects.

This can occur either because each cell contains a full extra copy of chromosome 13 (a disorder known as trisomy 13 or trisomy D or T13[1]), or because each cell contains an extra partial copy of the chromosome, or because there are two different lines of cells—one healthy with the correct number of chromosomes 13 and one that contains an extra copy of the chromosome—mosaic Patau syndrome. Full trisomy 13 is caused by nondisjunction of chromosomes during meiosis (the mosaic form is caused by nondisjunction during mitosis).

Like all nondisjunction conditions (such as Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome), the risk of this syndrome in the offspring increases with maternal age at pregnancy, with about 31 years being the average.[2] Patau syndrome affects somewhere between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 21,700 live births.[3]

[a-typical]

Sarah stopped at the grave of Marco Antonio Barriga, who died at only one year old. A picture of Marco showed a dove flying above him. His grave was a fortress, seven feet high, reflecting the size of his parents’ grief. Marco had died twenty years before, but his grave was still covered in candles and flowers, proof that the pain of losing a child never goes away.

Before coming to Mexico, I had known that Sarah’s son had died. But I did not know the circumstances. Alone in our hotel room, she revealed the devastating truth.

At Sarah’s first ultrasound, a chatty technician slid the wand over Sarah’s stomach and suddenly fell silent. “I’m going to bring the doctor in,” she announced.

At the second ultrasound, the specialist was astonishingly blunt. “Ah, I see a club foot here,” she narrated, “this hand has three fingers; this hand has four. Poor development in the heart. Oh, look—he has two eyes, though! Most don’t.” And then the final kick to the gut: “I just don’t think this pregnancy is going to be viable.”

Sarah’s baby had trisomy 13, a rare chromosomal condition that causes intellectual and physical abnormalities. Most babies born with the condition will not live beyond a few days.

A third doctor told Sarah, “If you were my wife, I would tell you not to carry this pregnancy to term.”

A fourth doctor offered two grim choices. The first was to induce labor in the hospital. Her baby would live outside the womb a very short time, and then die. The second was to terminate the pregnancy. “I know someone in Los Angeles who can do this for you,” the doctor said. “She doesn’t usually perform the procedure this late, but I’ll call her for you.”

At this point, Sarah was almost six months pregnant. She made the appointment. She tried to distance herself from her baby to prepare for what was coming, but he was kicking inside her. She didn’t want him taken away. “He wasn’t something foreign inside me; he was my son.”

To end a pregnancy at such a late stage required three appointments over three days. A line of protestors blocked Sarah and Ruben’s path to enter the clinic. “One particularly vile woman screamed over and over that I was a murderer. I couldn’t take it, so I walked directly up to her and screamed in her face, ‘My baby is already dead! How dare you!’ ”

They waited in the clinic for an hour, listening to the faint screams of the protesters outside: “Hey, lady with the dead baby! Listen, we can still save you!”

— From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death, Caitlin Doughty

[7loveneverfails]

My husband's cousin has a sweet trisomy 13 daughter who turned 38 months today!

The love they have for her and her pure little giggles and smiles make the world a better place.

[pathologylab]

Trisomy 18 is a condition caused by an extra chromosome 18 that is present at the time of conception. In some affected individuals a chromosomal imbalance is the cause, inherited from a parent who has a balanced karyotype. You can take the Trisomy 18 test during pregnancy to find out if your child is carrying the genetic disorder or not. Book your appointment now to understand the health of your baby. #DoubleMarker #DoubleMarkerTest #Pregnancy #Trisomy21 #Trisomy13 #Risk #GeneticTesting #Genes2Me #COVID19 #RTPCR #HealthCare #Diagnostic #GeneticDiorders For more details, Call US on 18001214030 or drop us an email at [email protected] for an Appointment To know more visit. https://bit.ly/3LI8jMP

[pathologylab]

Double Marker Test is a part of screening during the first-trimester of pregnancy. It is useful in assessing the risk of a fetus developing Trisomy 21, Trisomy18 and Trisomy 13. Take the Double marker test in pregnancy to know the health of your child. #DoubleMarker #DoubleMarkerTest #Pregnancy #Trisomy21 #Trisomy13 #Risk #GeneticTesting #Genes2Me #COVID19 #RTPCR #HealthCare #Diagnostic For more details, Call US on 18001214030 or drop us an email at [email protected] for an Appointment To know more visit. https://bit.ly/3LI8jMP

[joysofbraindamage]

For anyone who is scared and has questions about Trisomy 13 and/or Trisomy 18.