I got terrifying news that my baby was only 5-10 percent likely to be fine
Last fall, five days after publicly announcing — at my wedding — that I was 11 weeks pregnant, I got terrifying news. My first-trimester screening showed signs of a terrible problem. The nuchal translucency -- the clear space in the tissue at the back of the baby's neck -- was enlarged. They weren’t sure if they saw a nasal bone. The doctor suspected a serious chromosomal disorder like Down syndrome or another trisomy.
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