Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

Prenatal Development and Birth

Internet Exercises


1		Anna is planning to become pregnant for the first time. Her doctor has advised her to begin taking folic acid so as to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. In searching the following website, Anna learns that 2-4 babies of every 1000 born in Canada have a neural tube defect. What else does the website reveal about folic acid and neural tube defect? www.motherisk.org/folic/index.php3



2		Margaret's best friend, Sarah, suffered a miscarriage after several years of trying to become pregnant. Before Margaret goes to visit Sarah, how can she learn more about the psychological trauma that Sarah may be experiencing as a result of the miscarriage? www.inciid.org/mismanl.html



3		Jackson and Diana have made an application with a foreign adoption agency to adopt a child from a former Soviet Union state. The agency told them the boy they have chosen may be suffering from a mild version of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). How can Jackson and Diane learn more about FAS before their application is approved? www.russianadoption.org/fas.htm



4		Candice, age 28, has just learned that she is pregnant. She is proud of the fact that she weighs the same as she did in high school. She is terrified of getting fat and not being able to lose the weight after the baby is born. How can Candice eat properly to keep her and her baby healthy, while minimizing unnecessary and unhealthy weight gain? www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/nutrition/pube/foodguid/eguide3.html

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