We stood silently facing each other in the hospital corridor, until I heard the little boy’s Tonka truck clank to the floor.” ...

Many other children with Down syndrome, however, have lost their lives because of not receiving the same opportunity as Woodward. In 2021, Zion Sarmiento, an infant with Down syndrome in Florida ...

Within moments of his mother's touch, 11-month-old Gabriel Whittecar transitioned Friday morning from sitting upright on the ...

Experts aren’t exactly sure why it happens but one risk factor is age: People who give birth over 35 are more likely to have a baby with Down syndrome, according to Cleveland Clinic.

People with trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, have a significantly elevated risk for keratoconus, with many reports citing a 30% ...

“I was driving in the car, and my nurse called, and she said oh, your baby is going to have Down syndrome. Do you want to schedule an abortion? "Just like that?" I asked. Ela ...

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by researchers at UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and MRC Harwell Institute.

Screengrab from ashlyncarmela's Instagram post Jake Burger is using his platform to share the joys and challenges of raising a baby girl with Down syndrome. The 28-year-old MLB player welcomed his ...

Jake Burger's first reaction to finding out his baby girl would be born with Down syndrome: "OK, and?" The baby, Penelope, had open heart surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last month ...

Charlotte Woodward was born with a congenital heart condition, and as a child, she underwent four open heart surgeries. “Everyone thought that my fourth one would be my last,” Woodward, 33, a ...