So woanyinsɛn? Ma yensua awosu mu nhwehwɛmu a wubetumi ayɛ no ho ade.

So woyɛ ɛna a wobɛware? Anaasɛ woreyɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wobɛyɛ bi nnansa yi ara? Afei ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka sɔhwɛ soronko bi a ɛbɛboa wo ma woasua pii afa wo ne wo ba a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu no akwahosan ho asɛm. Eyinom ne nea yɛfrɛ no ‘awosu mu nhwehwɛmu ’. Sɔhwɛ ahorow yi mu dodow no ara nyɛ ahyɛde, nanso nsɛm a wɔde ma no betumi aboa kɛse wɔ daakye ho nhyehyɛe a wobɛyɛ ama wo ne w’abusua no mu.

Ansa na wanyinsɛn: Awosu mu Nneɛma a Wɔde Fa Nnipa Ho Nhwehwɛmu

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, momma yenni kan nhwɛ nea ɔyɛ ‘ɔsoafo’. Fa no sɛ wowɔ awosu mu nkwaadɔm a ɛde yare pɔtee bi ba wɔ w’awosu mu, nanso wunni yare no. Afei wɔfrɛ wo sɛ ‘ɔsoafoɔ’. Enti, sɔhwɛ yi betumi akyerɛ wo sɛ ebia wo ne wo hokafo no kura awosu mu abɔde a ɛde yare pɔtee bi ba anaa, na sɛ ɛte saa a, dɛn na ɛda adi sɛ wo ba no benya saa awosu mu abɔde no.

Ɛwom sɛ wobetumi ayɛ saa sɔhwɛ yi ansa na wɔanyinsɛn anaa bere a wɔrenyinsɛn de, nanso mfaso wɔ so kɛse sɛ wɔbɛyɛ ansa na wɔanyinsɛn. Wo duruyɛfoɔ bɛgye mogya anaa nnompe afiri wo hɔ de ayɛ nhwehwɛmu yi. Tebea atitiriw pii wɔ hɔ a wɔtaa de sɔhwɛ yi hwehwɛ mu.

Nnipa a wofi mmusuakuw bi mu taa yɛ wɔn a wɔde nyarewa bi ba. Sɛ nhwɛso no, nnipa a wofi Afrika, Mediterranea ne Asia Kesee Fam Apuei no taa nya sickle cell yare. Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wuhu w’abusua abakɔsɛm.Wubetumi ne wo duruyɛfo akasa na woasi gyinae sɛ ebia wuhia nhwehwɛmu a ɛte sɛɛ anaa.

Sɔhwɛ ahorow wɔ nyinsɛn no fã a edi kan (wɔ asram 3 mu) mu

Sɛ wunyinsɛn wie a, nhwehwɛmu ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aboa wo ma woahu asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ wo ba no akwahosan mu. Wɔfrɛ eyinom sɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma mu . Wɔhwɛ sɛ ebia ‘wowɔ asiane mu’ ma yare pɔtee bi nkutoo anaa.

• Awotwaa mu DNA mu nhwehwɛmu a nkwammoaa nnim: Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa no, wo ba no DNA kakraa bi na ɛwɔ wo mogya mu. Enti, bɛyɛ adapɛn 10 wɔ wo nyinsɛn no akyi no, wobetumi de mogya a wogye afi wo nsam no asɔ wo ba no DNA ahwɛ sɛ ebia wowɔ asiane mu ma tebea horow bi (e.g., Down syndrome, trisomy 18, trisomy 13).

• Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ no nnidiso nnidiso ne Nhwehwɛmu a wɔaka abom: Akwan abien yi nyinaa ka ultrasound scan ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu bom de hwɛ sɛ ebia Down syndrome, trisomy 18, ne ɔhaw afoforo a ebetumi aka akokoaa no amemene ne n’akyi berɛmo anaa. Wofi sɔhwɛ ahorow yi ase wɔ adapɛn 10 kosi 13 ntam .

Sɔhwɛ ahorow a wɔyɛe wɔ ɔsram abiɛsa a ɛto so abien no mu (wɔ asram 3-6 ntam) .

Sɔhwɛ ahorow pii a ɛho hia wɔ nyinsɛn no fã yi mu.

• Ɛnanom serum quad screen: Eyi nso yɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu. Ɛsusuw protein ahorow pii a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu de hwɛ sɛ ebia wo ba no wɔ asiane mu sɛ obenya Down syndrome , trisomy 18, anaa amemene ne akyi berɛmo mu haw ahorow anaa. Wobetumi ayɛ eyi wɔ adapɛn 15 kosi 21 ntam .

• Detailed Ultrasound Scan (Anomaly Scan): Ebia nnipa dodow no ara nim saa scan yi a wɔyɛ no bɛyɛ adapɛn 20 . Ɛde nnyigyei asorɔkye hwehwɛ akokoaa no akwaa mu. Etumi hu awo mu dɛmdi te sɛ koma mu haw, asaabo mu haw, ne anom a apaapae.

Nhwehwɛmu a Wɔde Hu Yare no: Amniocentesis ne CVS

Sɛ nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔde hwehwɛ akokoaa no mu kyerɛ sɛ akokoaa no wɔ asiane mu a, eyinom ne nhwehwɛmu ahorow a wɔyɛ de si so dua 100% . Eyinom yɛ nokware sen sɔhwɛ ahorow a wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma mu. Wɔfrɛ eyinom Diagnostic Tests.

Saa nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi betumi ahu awosu mu tebea horow te sɛ Down syndrome pɛpɛɛpɛ. Nanso ɛnyɛ obiara na ɔyɛ saa sɔhwɛ ahorow yi. Efisɛ, ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ ketewaa koraa de, nanso asiane wɔ hɔ sɛ nyinsɛn betumi atu wɔ nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi mu. Enti, sɛ nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma mu kyerɛ sɛ asiane bi wɔ hɔ nkutoo a, anaasɛ wopɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu a edi mu kɛse nkutoo a, oduruyɛfo no hyɛ eyinom ho nyansa.

Sɛ wo duruyɛfo ka nhwehwɛmu a ɛte sɛɛ ho asɛm kyerɛ wo a, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ wo ba no ho. Ɛkyerɛ kɛkɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wosi nea efii sɔhwɛ a wɔde hwehwɛɛ mu dedaw mu bae no so dua. Enti, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nka ho asɛm yiye, te mfaso ne ɔhaw ahorow a ɛwom no ase, na si gyinae a ɛfata wo.