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The survey gathered both quantitative and qualitative data with yes\/no questions, open-ended questions, and a series of statements asking the mothers to rate their level of agreement on a Likert scale of 1 to 7.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results. Of the 1250 responses (42.4%), 985 were from mothers who received postnatal diagnoses of DS for their children. The majority of these mothers reported being frightened or anxious after learning the diagnosis, and very few rated the overall experience as a positive one. Mothers reported that their physicians talked little about the positive aspects of DS and rarely provided enough up-to-date printed materials or telephone numbers of other parents with children with DS. Improvement has been made with time, albeit slowly.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusion. Mothers have called on physicians to improve the way in which postnatal diagnoses are delivered. 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