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Health Care Guidelines

Health care guidelines help define the standards of quality care for individuals with Down syndrome. In addition to specific recommendations for screening tests, they include information about the kinds of medical conditions that individuals with Down syndrome are at risk for and suggestions for early intervention, diet and exercise and other issues across the lifespan.

  1. About Health Care Guidelines

    The Down Syndrome Health Care Guidelines follow and individual’s development from birth through adulthood and provide information about potential health concerns at each stage.

  2. Neonatal (Birth - 1 Month)

    Based on “Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome” published in Pediatrics (Vol. 128, No. 2, August 1, 2011. pp. 393 - 406.)

  3. Infant (1 - 12 Months)

    Based on “Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome” published in Pediatrics (Vol. 128, No. 2, August 1, 2011. pp. 393 - 406.)

  4. Ages 1 - 5

    Based on “Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome” published in Pediatrics (Vol. 128, No. 2, August 1, 2011. pp. 393 - 406.)

  5. Ages 5 - 13

    Based on “Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome” published in Pediatrics (Vol. 128, No. 2, August 1, 2011. pp. 393 - 406.)

  6. Ages 13 - 21

    Based on “Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome” published in Pediatrics (Vol. 128, No. 2, August 1, 2011. pp. 393 - 406.)

  7. Adult

    Based on the 1999 Down Syndrome Health Care Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome as published in Down Syndrome Quarterly (Volume 4, Number 3, September, 1999, pp. 1-16).

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