1. EFFECTS OF SYNDROME
1.1. Condition baby in the womb
1.1.1. Miscarriage/still birth
1.1.2. Baby dying shortly after birth
1.1.3. Grow slowly in the womb
1.1.4. Low birth weight
1.2. Physical effects
1.2.1. Small head and sloping forehead
1.2.2. Very small/poor developed eyes(sight problem)
1.2.3. Extra fingers or toes
1.2.4. Cleft lip/cleft palate
1.3. Body system
1.3.1. Heart Defects
1.3.1.1. Ventricular Septal Defects-Opening between lower chamber
1.3.1.2. Atrial Septal Defects-Opening between two upper chamber
1.3.1.3. Patent Ductus Arteories-Lack of closure of the channel that usually closes near time birth
1.3.2. Brain does not divide properly (holoprosenceptially)
1.3.3. Spinal cord abnormalities
2. TREATMENTS
2.1. Medical Team
2.1.1. Perform Immediate Surgery
2.1.1.1. Neurological Problem
2.1.1.2. Heart Complex
2.1.2. Therapies
2.1.2.1. Ohysical
2.1.2.2. Occupational
2.1.2.3. Speech
2.1.3. Mental stimulation
2.1.3.1. Potential development
2.1.4. Feeding assitant
2.1.4.1. Orally
2.1.4.2. Through Tube
2.2. Parent
2.2.1. Consultation with genetics for further information
2.2.2. Be one of the feeding assistant
2.3. Specific Treatment
2.3.1. No specific treatment but have another alternative to save the baby.
3. CAUSES
3.1. Non disjunction
3.1.1. Chromosomes pair fail to divide
3.1.2. Errors during anaphase
3.2. Inherited
3.2.1. Abnormal recessive allele inherited by fetus
3.2.2. Extra chromosome attached to another chromosome in egg or sperm
3.3. Mother's Age
3.3.1. Risk increase slightly with mother's age
3.3.2. 30 years and above
4. ISLAMIC VIEW
4.1. Abortion
4.1.1. Here is a verse in Quran said "it is not permissible for them to suppress what God has created in their wombs"
4.1.2. Most muslim scholars concluded that abortion is unlawful except in some narrow exceptions for example if pregnancy will causes destruction of life and a serious offense against life.
4.1.3. If it is confirmed in the early pregnancy that a foetus will suffers with that syndrome, a number of scholars would say that it is permissible to abort the baby as long as the pregnancy is less than 120 days
4.1.4. Must be advised by a qualified, God-fearing Muslim doctor. It would be better if this is decided by a team of specialists, rather than just the one person.
4.1.5. Every child is gift from Allah so abortion is prohibited in Islam based on Surah Al Insyirah verses 6, Allah already said there is a relief behind a test.
4.2. What should we do in islamic ways if we are in the situation ?
4.2.1. We must work hard to change our life to be a better person.
4.2.2. We must seek for Allah’s forgiveness and do more ibadah.
4.2.3. We must redha in our life after done all the work
4.2.4. We must accept our fate with redha