2-Hour Meeting Answer #2

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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.