Pre-natal & New Born Counselling & Support Service for Parents of Babies with Down Syndrome
We provide families with appropriate counselling and referral services to new parents and parents-to-be.
Service Target
Pre-natal Counseling & Support Service: Any prospective parents whose fetus had been suspected or diagnosed to have Down Syndrome.
If your fetus is suspected or diagnosed to have Down Syndrome, you can…
1
Call our hotline to receive our emotional support and counselling service and obtain information about DS from the counsellor.
2
Seek medical advice from your doctor or our counsellor about the health condition of the fetus, related information and caring skills of baby with Down Syndrome.
3
Consider different factors if you are struggling whether you should continue or terminate your pregnancy, such as the severity of disability of the fetus, you and your spouse’s readiness in caring for a child with DS, etc.
Newborn Counselling & Support Service: Families of Newborn Babies with Down Syndrome under 3 years old.
If you have given birth to a baby with Down Syndrome, you can…
1
Call our hotline to receive our emotional support and counselling service and obtain information about DS from the counsellor.
2
Seek medical advice from your doctor about the health condition of the baby with DS.
3
You are entitled to apply for a Disability Allowance for your baby through a medical social worker & apply early intervention training programme to help your child to develop his/her full potential
Counselling Service (by telephone contacts, home or hospital visits)
Provide emotional support and resources.
Discuss about the caring plan of the child before or after birth.
Listen actively to the worries and concerns of the prospective parents or parents of Newborn with Down Syndrome.
Information provision
Provide relevant information on different available pre-natal screening programmes.
General information on Down Syndrome as well as their possible impacts on the child development.
Proper attitude, knowledge and skills of caring for children with Down Syndrome.
Relevant social, educational services and resources.
Concern Ambassadors
Upon consent from service users, our Concern Ambassadors would share their experience of rearing children with DS with you by different means, such as telephone contact or electronic media contact, home or hospital visit.
Regional Networks from Parent of Children with Down Syndrome - The SHARE Project
Provide a platform for parents to communicate and learn parenting methods, and strengthen the mutual support networks as well as develop the mutual help spirit.