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Does A Dark Spot On The Baby S Heart Suggest Down Syndrome?

I had a level one ultrasound today and a dark spot was found on the babies heart t o where I was referred to a specialist for a level 2 ultrasound does that spot necessaily mean the my baby may have down-syndrome even if the other test and blood test for this came back negative?
Thu, 8 Jan 2015
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This is a soft marker for downs syndrome meaning not all kids with such dots will have d disease but few kids who had d disease were noted to have this spot.if ur initial not scan n first trimester screening s normal I Don think u should worry much.but pls undergo a detail scanning in a good center
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Does A Dark Spot On The Baby S Heart Suggest Down Syndrome?

This is a soft marker for downs syndrome meaning not all kids with such dots will have d disease but few kids who had d disease were noted to have this spot.if ur initial not scan n first trimester screening s normal I Don think u should worry much.but pls undergo a detail scanning in a good center