The median lifespan is five to 15 days. About 8-12% of infants survive longer than 1 year. One percent of children live to age 10, though a retrospective Canadian study of 254 children with trisomy 18 demonstrated ten year survival of 9.8%.
My daughter Lauren was diagnosed with t18 at 22 weeks.After a detailed scan then an amino.Drs advised Lauren"was not compatible with life"and to terminate pregnancy.Wee had over that weekend to decide.So it was either take tablets and come back to ho...