Did you get to make a choice?

In 2007, professional guidelines changed. Now, it is recommended that all expectant mothers be offered prenatal testing for Down syndrome. Previously, offering prenatal testing was limited to mothers termed "AMA" or advanced maternal age, i.e. 35 or older. When issuing its updated guidelines, ACOG issued a press release to clarify that the recommendation was simply to offer  prenatal testing for Down syndrome, not that expectant mothers should have prenatal testing. But how effective was ACOG's Continue Reading