hai im 30 years now and pregnant for 2nd time. my first child has mild autistic features.im confused whether to continue this pregnancy because i need to take care of my son first and if i plan pregnancy after 2 years im afraid i may give birth to a downs baby....
Hallow Dear, The risk of Downs syn Chat Doctor.  However, 30 years is not that advanced age. These sorts of chromosomal abnormalities, though may be seen at earlier age group also, are more common after the age of 32 years. You have a history on one affected child. So you have to be more cautious. Please get your triple marker test, Nuclei thickness test done and report to a Fetal Medicine consultant. Meanwhile, start consuming Folic acid 5 mg tablets daily for better fetal and placental growth.