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Posted by Amy If you're pregnant, you could have an amniocentesis to check for 22q deletion, but there's a small risk of miscarriage from the procedure. Another option - what we did- is to have the new baby tested by sending the umbilical cord blood to a lab after the baby's born. That way soon after birth, you can have the assurance that the baby is fine. --Previous Message--
on 10/21/2005, 7:03 pm, in reply to "Lost one baby to digeorge"
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Lisa,
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm not surprised that you're worried about having another child with DiGeorge.
Most of the 22q/digeorge cases are not repeated in a family. Most are "genetic glitches" that occur to only one child
I hope it all goes well.
Amy
: Hi, I have lost my 2 month old
: daughter almost 2 years ago to
: complications of digeorge, and I am
: pregnant ( I think) again, is there
: a chance to have another child
: affected by this? I have a 4 and 5
: yr old who are perfectly fine.
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