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Does A Tilted Heart In The Fetus Indicate Possibility Of Down S Syndrome?

I am 23 weeks pregnant and just had my ultrasound today. they noticed on the ultrasound that my baby s heart is tilted...they are sending me to a specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah for further testing. Please please help me understand this. Everything I read with heart defects says that is also a leading cause of down syndrome...is this true? does a tilted heart mean my baby has down syndrome?
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Good day and thank you for posting this question. Tilted heart does not mean your baby has down syndrome and it also does not mean your baby has a heart defect. It might be how the person doing the scan position the scanner probe. Don't be scared, kindly see the specialist and listen to what he has to say.
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Does A Tilted Heart In The Fetus Indicate Possibility Of Down S Syndrome?

Good day and thank you for posting this question. Tilted heart does not mean your baby has down syndrome and it also does not mean your baby has a heart defect. It might be how the person doing the scan position the scanner probe. Don t be scared, kindly see the specialist and listen to what he has to say. I hope it helps. Thank you.