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At 35, I was considered AMA when I delivered my first baby in January. I had a scare with abnormal quad screen results and was sent for a level II u/s. My chances of having a baby with trisomy 18 were 1/90 according to the quad screen but after the level II the odds went up to 1/900. The doctor was confident that the baby was healthy and did not feel that an amnio was necessary. We hope to get pregnant again in the near future and I'm torn as to whether I would do the early screening again. I feel with the age factor, any of those tests are going to come back with an increased risk for something. I was happy to get the level II and find out my baby looked healthy, but went through a week of hell waiting for the u/s.
Congratulations to all the mature moms and moms to be!
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