Marilyn J. Bull and the COMMITTEE ON GENETICS
PEDIATRICS Volume 128, Number 2, August 2011
These guidelines are designed to assist the pediatrician in caring for
the child in whom a diagnosis of Down syndrome has been confirmed
by chromosome analysis. Although a pediatrician’s initial contact with
the child is usually during infancy, occasionally the pregnant woman
who has been given a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome will be
referred for review of the condition and the genetic counseling provided.
Therefore, this report offers guidance for this situation as well
