Video for Expectant Parents & Video about Adopting or Releasing a Child w/Ds

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I recently ran across two awesome videos made by the Down syndrome Association of Cincinnati! The first one is for New and Expectant parents. It is a collection of interviews with parents of children with Down syndrome - absolutely beautiful! This is definitely the video I wish I could have seen while still in the hospital with my son. Here is the link: www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1285265709

The second video is called "Adopting or Releasing a Child with Down syndrome." It has interviews with parents who have adopted kids with Down syndrome AND an interview with a couple who chose to release their child for adoption. Here is the link: www.dsagc.com/dsagc-progs-adoption.asp

Here is a link to the Association's website so you can see how the videos are presented on their web page. https://www.dsagc.com/

I have contacted my local support group to see about getting permission from Cincinnati to post their videos on our local web page. I think that both would be great resources for new and expectant families to see BEFORE they make a decision about aborting their babies!! I would love for every OB/GYN to know about these video clips and forward this information to expectant parents at the time of diagnosis so they can have a more balanced view of children with Down syndrome! What do you think?

Christy (IL) - Tristen 12 months