Senate bill, S. 1810, "The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act," was based, in part, on the results of the following research articles:

Skotko, B. (2005). Mothers of children with Down syndrome reflect on their postnatal support. Pediatrics. 115: 64-77. Full Article (pdf), Summary (doc), Press Release (doc), Survey (pdf).  

Skotko, B. (2005). Prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome: Mothers who continued their pregnancies evaluate their health care providers. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 192: 670-77. Full article (pdf), Summary (doc), Press Release (doc),  Survey (pdf).  

Skotko, B. (2005). Communicating the postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: An international call for change. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 31: 237-243. Full article (pdf), Press Release (doc).