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The Global Down Syndrome Foundation and the National Down Syndrome Congress are excited to announce distribution agreements that will get the new Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing Pamphlet in the hands of pregnant women across the U.S.

Amid the overwhelmingly positive response since the pamphlet’s release two weeks ago, the organizations anticipate the distribution of more than 100,000 pamphlets to pregnant women across the U.S. over the next year.

More than 1,000 of the up-to-date, accurate pamphlets have been requested through the pamphlet’s corresponding website, www.downsyndrometest.org, and a distribution agreement with Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine will wind up with the pamphlets in medical offices across the U.S.

Sequenom CMM, one of the largest prenatal testing laboratories in the United States, will provide medical professionals with the pamphlet, and will recommend that those who administer their test offer the pamphlet to patients / expectant parents at the point of testing and diagnosis.

The pamphlet format allows for easy updates and distribution. The costs for approved distribution of the pamphlet (printing and shipping) will be incurred by Sequenom CMM, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation and the National Down Syndrome Congress. There is no financial benefit or incentive associated with the distribution agreements.

To read the complete press release announcing the distribution agreements, click here.