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.

“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 ...

It is not known if any environmental or behavioral choices made by parents can cause Down's Syndrome in children. Although, the probability of having a baby with Down Syndrome increases slightly ...

When pregnant television newsreader Fiona Wilson was told, following a routine scan, that she had more chance of winning the Lottery than having a baby with Down's syndrome, she felt reassured ...

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.

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 ...

To mark World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Fox News contributor Tom Shillue headed to Times Square to speak with a father of a girl with Down syndrome about common misperceptions.

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 ...

Because one baby had Down syndrome. Both sets of grandparents had left in tears — they’d given up. So had three family ministers. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The Spring family of Hutchinson, Minnesota, is the subject of two documentaries, as six of their 12 children were born with Down syndrome. Leah Spring's fifth child was born with Down syndrome ...