1. Definition of Down Syndrome Down Syndrome, congenital malformation accompanied by moderate to severe mental retardation, and caused by a chromosomal abnormality. The chance of getting Down syndrome is approximately one in 700 births, but the risk varies with the age of the mother. The incidence of Down syndrome in children born to 25-year-old mothers is approximately 1 in 1200; the risk increases to approximately 1 in 120 for women older than 40 years. Prenatal tests like amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling …showed first 75 words of 1911 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1911 total…they’re facing in our society. However, some of these children will never be capable of managing in our community. And I really don’t think they should try if the odds are completely against them. There are certain mental requirements for the members of our society, and if someone can’t live up to them, his encounter wi! th the society may be a very painful experience. Both for the disabled and his co-citizens.