Expectant Parent Resources

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Online Support

(for those continuing a pregnancy)

• DSDN Pregnancy Group

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Support

(for those unsure about the pregnancy)

• BabyCenter: Down Syndrome Pregnancy

• National First Call Center

• National Down Syndrome Adoption Network

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Screening/Testing Information​​​

• Prenatal Screen Calculator​

• Common Tests During Pregnancy (Johns Hopkins)

• Prenatal care and tests (Office on Women's Health- OASH)

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Print/Online Resources​

• American Academy of Pediatrics Health Supervision For Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome (2022)

• Book List for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome ​(Listopia)

• Count the Kicks (evidence-based stillbirth prevention campaign)

• Diagnosis To Delivery

• Julia's Way: Breastfeeding Support

• Welcoming a Newborn with Down syndrome 

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New Parent Gifts to Request

• Brittany's Basket of Hope

• Jack's Basket​

• Love That Surpasses

• Nothing Down- Blessings Basket

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Join DSDN's online support for parents:

• Pregnancy Group (for moms)

• Rockin' Dads

• Black Families 

• Rockin' Moms en Español

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More DSDN layers of support:

• Pregnancy Support

• Birth Clubs

• Additional Subgroups

• Local Connections

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