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I shared these with the fellow from the DS agency and thought I'd repost!hi,

I wanted to share two positive birth stories I heard soon after my daughter with DS was born. I have kept the info and hope it provides some usefulness for the young woman and her family! And, not to be mistaken that having a non DS child is the only positive outcome- these are the only two stories of women with DS becoming pregnant that I have seen. My point is that having DS is not a barrier to having a baby or becoming a mother.

best, Liora Pearlman, U.S. citizen in Beijing, China; mom of 3, youngest with DS, oldest recovered from PDD NOS with biomedical treatments, middle child neurotypical.

1) There

is a Brazilian woman with DS, a, that had a child in 2008. Her boyfriend also has an intellectual disability. from a blog: "After a long battle, they were finally able to obtain a birth certificate for their daughter. The grandmother was supportive of the couple and said that she would be taking care of the baby. [as well as the parents I assume]" Here are all the stories I could find on this family. Some are in Brazilian (doesn't seem to be regular spanish, translating tool I am using is not working),

and some in English

http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EMI11982-15228,00-MAMAE+E+DOWN.html

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6430000.html

baby is now 3 years old, follow up story!

http://www.deficienteciente.com.br/2011/05/tres-anos-apos-dar-a-luz-mae-portadora-de-sindrome-de-down-revela-detalhes-de-seu-dia-a-dia.html

2) This woman got married to a typical non disabled guy and had a healthy baby.

The basic story:

Cinthia met , they fell in love, got married and now Augusto is born.

The details: Cinthia has DS, doesnt have a disability, nor does Augusto.

Watch the video on the link below.

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full translation of the news report: and **disclaimer!*** do not flame me. The language is reflective of the TV station, not me or (who originally posted it, and translated it for the DownsyndromeInfoExchange yahoo group)

Cintia

Carvalho Bento, 37, is part of a very small statistic. She has Down syndrome, and had a baby without it, a rare case in medicine.

(is it?? I would like to know the numbers before such a statement is made. ~Liora)

In

the medical literature, there are 30 women with Down syndrome who have had perfect children, affirms her gynecologist and obstetrician, Dr Renato Poli.

Cintia’s

son with her husband, Egidio Bento, was born 3 weeks before due date, weighing 2.9 kg and healthy. The couple met at an institution for persons with intellectual disabilities, where worked as janitor.

"My God, it was a great present to me. His name is Augusto Carvalho Bento, and there he is, this such beautiful boy" – celebrates Cintia.

Will power is one of Cintia’s characteristics, that ended up resulting in some good and amazing news.

Cintia estipulated her objectives. "First, work." She did it. "Then, marriage." She had many boyfriends before getting married. Then she met . "We totally fell in love with him. He is our third child" tells Cintia’s mother, Jane Carvalho.

When Cintia revealed her wish to have a baby, her parents had difficulties accepting it , but in the end, conceded.

"At first I thought it couldn’t be. In reality, I didn’t want it. After one month I started assimilating the idea and fell in love with Augusto"

says Jane.

Cintia’s father, Cristo Ortiz, sums up her daughters’ life in one lesson: "For those who still have doubts about the capacity and abilities of those with Down syndrome, the can really overcome barriers. All we have to do is to give them wings and off they go, they struggle, and can be as normal as so called normal people."

more news features.

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Here the translation of one of the news programs' first line

"I took the sonar, put on her stomach and heard the heart. I told [Cintia's] mother - jane, this is your grandsons heart. You can imagine what it was. Cintia took off her glasses , started to cry and said -thank god it is a baby i have inside my belly."

I read somewhere that a documentary is being produced.

all the Best in Health,Liora Pearlman , ModeratorMomFriend Me At Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=546828969and, Please consider calling me at 5130 3931 or texting 139 1030 6022 if it is time sensitive.