Taking it to the Net


1			You visit your closest friend in hospital immediately after she has given birth to a baby. “Is it a boy or a girl?” you ask. She immediately begins to cry and tells you that her newborn has both male and female features. What advice and support can you give her about intersexuality? http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/Gender/intersexuality_parents_faq.htm http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/1sexuality_reproductive_health.htm1




2			Sienne told her fiancé, Jackson, that he had better stop smoking before they begin trying to conceive a child. Why is Sienne concerned about Jackson's smoking and its affect on their children before they have even started planning their family? http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/medsters.html#Smoking http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/centres/pregnancy/staying.html http://www.candianhealth-network.ca/faq-faq/tobacco-tabagisme/8e.html




3			Hannah, who gave birth to a healthy baby boy--her first child--two weeks ago, appears to her husband Sean to be sad, lethargic, and is having trouble sleeping. How can Sean determine if Hannah is just going through a natural period of post-baby "blues" or if she might be suffering from post-partum depression? http://familydoctor.org/handouts/379.html http://www.crha-health.ab.ca/hlthconn/items/ppd.htm http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/centres/pregnancy/newborn/emotional_health.html