Birth of a baby with down syndrome is a period of anxiety and breakdown to family members and most to the parents. It takes a while for them to accept the fact. Doctors role here, specially pediatrician becomes very important. Genetic counseling with optimal carefulness should be carried out. But with positive hopes and inspirations, these babies are wonderful gift of god. What parents need is a mental preparedness to bring up the child and information to improve the child life quality. Various Questions may arise in the mind of family members? 1. Why did this happen? There is no answer to this. But it happened by chance. Various risk factors are known like maternal age>35 yrs but mother cannot be blamed for this. And age is not sole factor as even mother of 20s can have a baby with down syndrome. 2. What is down syndrome like- Read details - chromosocal disorder of autosomes 21. 3. Will the child be able to live a normal life? The child will