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Rise in Down's syndrome pregnancies

Rise in Down's syndrome pregnancies

The number of Down's syndrome pregnancies in England and Wales has risen sharply in the last twenty years, as mothers choose to wait until later life to start a family.But scientists found fewer babies are born with the condition as more women opt to abort the pregnancy.Branwen Jeffreys reports.

BBC | October 27, 2009Watch more videos from BBC

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