Who's the Baby Daddy?

A mother is expecting a baby but doesn't know who the father is. She's had an ongoing affair for the past year and is too afraid to tell her husband that the baby might not be his. Nine months later, the baby is born and has been super fussy, and his hands and feet are swollen. What is most likely wrong with the baby?

• The baby has the Flu.

• The baby has leg ulcers.

• The baby has Sickle Cell.

• The baby has bronchitis.

The mom is worried about the baby and goes to the doctor. The doctor suspects it could be sickle cell anemia and orders a Dithionite test whose results show a cloudy substance. What do these test results tell us?

• They have the sickle cell trait.

• They have sickle cell anemia.

• We don't know yet.

Because the Dithionite test does not distinguish between the presence of the trait or the disease, the doctor orders a hemoglobin electrophoresis test to confirm if the baby has the disease. The findings show the presence of HbS, what does this mean?

• The baby has a few days to live.

• The baby has normal hemoglobin.

• The baby has sickle cell disease.

• The baby has schizophrenia.

The doctor requests the couple to come in for genetic counseling, and genetic tests show that the genotype of the husband is HbA, and the mother has the genotype HbAS. Is it possible for the baby to be her husband's child?

• Yes.

• No

• Maybe so.

The doctor breaks the news to her husband about how the baby could not possibly be his. The husband is enraged and starts thinking about who the father could be. He remembers that his wife and the mailman have a REALLY friendly relationship and suspects him. The mailman gets tested, and his genotype is HbAS. Could he be the father of the baby?

• Yes, because both him and the mother carry the trait.

• Yes, because he had an affair with the mother.

• No, because there is a 75% chance the baby won't show symptoms.

• No, because the mailman says it's not.

The doctor confirms that the baby is the mailman's child. Should the husband divorce his wife?

• Yes, she's broken her wedding vows.

• No, it was just ONE time.