Here are the lab results from the amniocentesis. When you look at #18, you can see that there are three chromosomes rather than two. That is what causes all of his complications. It is a random occurance; 1 out of 3,000.
Trisomy 21 is Downs Syndrome. There is also Trisomy 13 which babies can stay alive in the womb, but not outside. All other "Trisomies" are so severe that the mom's miscarry very early.
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