Do babies with Down syndrome have medical problems?
Children with Down syndrome are at increased risk for certain health problems. Congenital heart defects, increased susceptibility to infection, respiratory problems, obstructed digestive tracts and childhood leukemia occur with greater frequency among children who have Down syndrome. However, advances in medicine have rendered most of these health problems treatable, and the majority of people born with Down syndrome today have a life expectancy of approximately fifty-five years.
