The Human Development Institute’s National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources raised about $1800 from its Mother’s Day Campaign to distribute packets of resources for expectant parents learning about a diagnosis of Down syndrome. With the funds donated to this “Shaping the Future” campaign, the National Center can deliver a complete packet of our resources, “Diagnosis to Delivery: A Pregnant Mother’s Guide to Down Syndrome,” “Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis,” “Understanding Prenatal Screening and Testing for Chromosome Conditions,” and “Delivering a Down Syndrome Diagnosis to every obstetric medical residency program in the US. The purpose of the campaign is to prepare obstetric medical students to answer the fundamental questions expectant parents have when learning about a diagnosis: “What is life like for people living with Down syndrome?” and “Where can I get support?”
