Monthly Archives: November 2014

Correction: Older Moms Are Having More Babies. Period.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by

In the essay I posted yesterday, “Some Words About Down Syndrome,” I referred to the long-cited statistic that while older mothers have a higher chance of becoming pregnant with a baby with Down syndrome, most children with Down syndrome are born to … Continue reading →

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A Few Words About Down Syndrome

Posted on November 19, 2014 by

Dear Young Mamas of Children with Down Syndrome: As you all probably know, it is more likely for a woman my age (46 when I had my daughter Lyra) to have a baby with Down syndrome than it is for … Continue reading →

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