1. What is your essential question?
My essential question is what is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?
2. What is your third answer to your essential question (write your third answer in a complete sentence)?
My third answer to my essential question is reducing the rate of teenage pregnancies.
3. What are three details to support or justify your third answer (details are examples or facts)?
The three details that justify my third answer are although the rate of teenage pregnancy has dropped, it is still important for teenage girls to learn which form of contraceptive is useful to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. According to the CDC website, specifically the section about teenage pregnancy, "Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school drop out rates among girls. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, versus approximately 90% of women who had not given birth during adolescence." This means that it is vital that teenage girls know the importance of contraceptives if they are having sexual relations and if not it is still important to educate girls. Also from the CDC website in the teenage pregnancy section,"Prevention of teen pregnancy requires evidence-based sex education, support for parents in talking with their children about pregnancy prevention and other aspects of sexual and reproductive health, and ready access to effective and affordable contraception for teens who are sexually active."
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
The source(s) that helped me prove this answer is justified for my essential question are:
- http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/PreventTeenPreg.htm
- http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/aboutteenpreg.htm#resource
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_031.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6013a5.htm?s_cid=mm6013a5_w
5. What do you plan to study next and why?
I plan to study more about teenage pregnancy because I haven't gotten a lot of research on this topic. Also I think by getting more research, I could fully comprehend the overall aspect of teenage pregnancy.
Content:
1. What is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?
2. What are the necessary steps obstetric health care teams can do in a premature labor situation?
3. What are the differences between a normal and premature labor?
4. What are the physical/physiological differences in an at term and premature baby?
5. Do you know the race/ethnicity that goes to prenatal checkups less often than other races/ethnicities?
6. How closely do doctors observe premature babies?
7. Is there any type of medication/drug that is given to help mom in premature labor?
8. How many premature babies have been born at this facility?
9. Besides prenatal care, what is another way to lowering infant mortality?
10. What do obstetric health care teams do, if the mom is limited in resources/
11. What is the chance that a premature baby survives?
12. How does a woman go into premature labor?
13. How many cases of teen pregnancy are there at this facility?
14. How do obstetric healthcare teams handle teen labors?
15. How does 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate work?
16. Why is breastfeeding vital to the growth of a newborn or premature baby?
17. What is your philosophy about pregnancy and premature babies?
18. What are some of the complications that could arise during a preterm labor?
19. What is the procedure for an episiotomy?
20. What is the procedure for a cervical cerclage?
Content:
1. What is your essential question?
My essential question is "What is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?"
2. What is your second answer to your essential question (write your second answer in a complete sentence)?
My second answer to my essential question is to reduce premature births.
3. What are three details to support or justify your second answer (details are examples or facts)?
The current rate of preterm birth in California is 9.9 which is low compared to Mississippi, who has a 17.6 rate of preterm births. However it is an important factor to infant mortality because preterm babies are more susceptible to dying before they reach their first birthday. Also maternal age is very important in determining whether the baby is going to be premature, that is why many OB's instruct mothers to have their babies before age 35 to reduce the risk of birth defects or complications during labor. Another way to reduce preterm labor is to educate many teens to prevent unwanted pregnancies because this group is less likely to go to their prenatal visits and not take care of themselves adequately especially during pregnancy.
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
- http://www.reducinginfantmortality.com/uploads/post_edited_version_Reducing_Infant_Mortality.pdf
- http://warrencountyny.gov/healthservices/docs/9ways.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_01.pdf#table01
These sources really helped figure out that preterm labor was a factor that contributed to infant mortality. Also the graphs from the CDC website were great in showing me the rise or decrease in preterm labor throughout a six year span.
5. What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
I plan on studying more about premature labor in order to understand what it is exactly and how mothers can decrease their chance of going into premature labor. I plan on doing more research in order to educate myself more and also to have good information to give to my peers during my presentation.
(1) Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.
For my Independent Component 2, I plan to take a Bio 301 Human Sexuality Lecture course because it covers the different topics that can also relate to OB/GYN. I will also do more mentorship hours.
(2) Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.
I plan to meet the 30 hour requirement by going to the class Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-8:50pm which is 4 hours per week. I will also record the times that I study for the test(s) for this class. For the additional mentorship hours, I will record the times that I go to my mentorship.
(3) How does your independent study component relate to your working EQ?
In my perspective my independent component 1 related more to my EQ so Independent Component 2 will actually be about my foundation because I haven't really gotten a lot of information on it.
