Learn more about a child with Down syndrome

** The meaning of Down syndrome :
The word “syndrome” means a group of symptoms or physical signs that appear in more than one child repeatedly and has a specific cause, and the word Down is a genetic condition (not a genetic disease transmitted through generations) in which a child (male or female) is born with 47 chromosomes And not 46. (Because there are three copies of chromosome No. 21, not just two like other humans), it may occur in all categories of people, regardless of race, gender, and social and economic status.
** The cause of the genetic disorder that causes Down syndrome :
Scientists did not provide specific reasons for the occurrence of this change in chromosomes, but they provided several reasons that increase the risk of its occurrence, the most important of which are:

1. Pregnancy over the age of 35: The older the woman, the greater the risk of developing Down syndrome in the fetus.
2. If the father’s age is 40 years or more
3. The birth of a child in the family with Down syndrome.
   ** The main features of Down syndrome :
4. Short stature.
5. Flat face and small nose.
6. Small mouth and tongue that appears larger than normal and may be cracked.
7. The direction of the outer tip of the eye is upwards, and the openings of the eyes are small, with a fold on the inner corner of the eyes from the nose.
8. The back of the head should be flat.
9. The fingers of the hand are short and the palm has a horizontal line