Learning Objectives:

• Share the story of how the diagnosis was given. What went well, what did not go well?  Overall family feelings and impact to the family dynamic
• Advice for the OBs, midwives, nurses, sonographers, genetic counselors and pediatricians on how to communicate a suspected or known diagnosis of Down syndrome accurately and respectfully
• Resources and organizations (NADS, Gigi’s Playhouse, Jack’s Basket) and the resources available to parents/families as well as clinicians