Gazing at her newborn, Joanne saw her husband’s side of the family — and also features suggesting he might have Down syndrome. “He’s fantastic, a superstar, the light of our whole world. “If the doctor suspects someone has given birth to baby with Down syndrome, I go chat with the parent,” she says. “A lot of the time these parents are confused, they didn’t know they were having a baby with Down syndrome. It affects education outcomes, employment opportunities, and independence later in life.”Challenging stereotypesCelebrity chef, cookbook author,and mum-of-three Gina Daly discovered she was pregnant with Gene, who has Down syndrome, on World Down Syndrome Day.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 09:30 UTC