Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cox's case has made national headlines, and it's also raised a lot of questions about trisomy 18, a condition that's often feared ...

After Kate Cox learned her fetus had Trisomy 18, a genetic disorder that almost always results in miscarriage or stillbirth, the Dallas-area mother of two realized: “It isn’t a matter of if I will ...

WAYNE - No one was going to change Robin Thompson's mind. She had been informed about the risks, the dangers, the possibilities. The 19-week ultrasound indicated that her unborn daughter had markers ...

Trisomy 18, a conition where a person has three copies of chromosome 18 as opposed to two, is often associated with seizures and congenital heart diseases. Complications from Trisomy 13, where a ...

A pregnant Texas woman carrying a fetus diagnosed with a fatal genetic condition left the state to obtain an abortion after the state Supreme Court prevented her from having one, USA TODAY reported ...

To assess the population-wide impact of noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) on combined first-trimester screening (CFTS), early ultrasound (11–13 weeks), and invasive prenatal diagnosis in a state ...

We describe here 6 cases of 18-trisomy syndrome and a possible seventh (Fig. 1). Table 1 lists the most frequent anomalies found in these patients. Case 1. M.C. was the 3d child of a Caucasian mother ...

Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort. Jacqueline Vidosh with her youngest child, ...

Trisomy 18 is a fatal chromosomal condition that can be detected during pregnancy. It's also at the center of a new legal case in Texas, where a mom of two, Kate Cox, is seeking an abortion after ...