First Annual Conference on Medical Advances in Prenatal Diagnoses

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Council on Poor Prenatal Diagnoses & Therapeutic Intervention

Founding Partners: Medical Students for Life, Family Research Council, LeJeune Foundation, USA & Keep Infants with Down Syndrome

First Annual Conference on Medical Advances in Prenatal Diagnoses

The Conference will bring together professionals from many different specialty areas, including genetic researchers, ob/gyn physicians, developmental pediatricians, hospital nursing staff, medical genetic counselors and medical students. Other invited participants and guests include peer ministry providers, social service support professionals, advocates for persons with disabilities and public policy specialists.

The goals of the Conference are:

affirm the life and dignity of all persons, especially those diagnosed prenatally with a disability or lethal condition
review how information about prenatal diagnoses of disability or lethal condition is currently delivered
consider how this information might be delivered more comprehensively
consider the impact of a new blood test for Down syndrome in obstetric care
explain the work of the Council and its year-long engagement on prenatal diagnosis issues
review best practices for postnatal care of infants with disabilities in perinatal hospice and in hospital, home and medical daycare settings

An agenda for the day will be available soon. Our host for the day, the Family Research Council (FRC), has limited space, so this first Conference is by invitation only.