"If you choose to continue, you will have these people who will say 'why didn't you terminate?' and pass judgement. And if you terminate, you will have people pass judgement and say 'how could you do that?'"

Belinda talks about her experience of non-invasive prenatal screening and termination following a Trisomy 21 diagnosis. Belinda grew up as a hearing child of deaf parents. She is a full time professional and mother of four children.

"If you choose to continue, you will have these people who will say 'why didn't you terminate?' and pass judgement. And if you terminate, you will have people pass judgement and say 'how could you do that?'" Belinda talks about her experience of non-invasive prenatal screening and termination following a Trisomy 21 diagnosis. Belinda grew up as a hearing child of deaf parents. She is a full time professional and mother of four children.

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Each year many of the 400,000 prospective parents in Australia seek relief and reassurance earlier in pregnancy using Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPT). But what happens when the results are unexpected? When they raise more questions than answers? Host Elizabeth Callinan brings you urgent conversations with ordinary people who have received extraordinary information about chromosomal differences in their pregnancy. A must listen for anyone wanting the full story about prenatal screening. One screened every minute is supported by The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Disability Institute and the Vasudhara Foundation.

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6.Belinda

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