Science Fair Proposal

Content:
1. Obstetrics & Gynecology

2. The problem in OB/GYN is rate of infant mortality. It is a problem because many children are not living to see their first birthday.  According to worldbank.org, the rate of infant mortality is 6 per 1,000 live births. Although it is not a staggering number, it is still higher than other developed countries like Canada or the United Kingdom. However, women who are non-Hispanic Black women, are more likely to suffer from infant mortality. 

The quote below by  Dr Hugh Jones, Lecturer in Bacteriology at the Royal Southern Hospital in Liverpool, in his 1893 essay to the Royal Statistical Society on ‘The Perils and Protection of Infant Life’.

• “The better protection of infant life is one of the most intricate and difficult of modern problems."

3.Hypothesis

• If you are a non-Hispanic Black woman, then you are more susceptible to infant mortality. 

4. I will perform the experiment by looking at credible sources such as the Centers for Disease Control to look for data that shows race/ethnicity and the percentage of infant mortality in those races. 

5. Animal Biology & Physiology, Behavioral/Social Science

Science Fair Blog A: Problem Statement

1.  Topic: OB/GYN

2. Problem: More women are diagnosed with having Postpartum Depression shortly after giving birth. I would solve this problem by giving a diagnostic test to see how many women test positive for having postpartum depression. If they test positive, I would tell them to see a therapist and follow up after the sessions to make sure the patients are felling well. I would then publish my results in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

3. Problem: If women have a high BMI, women could have an emergency C-section performed. I would solve this problem, my closely monitoring the patients BMI and tell them that they are at a high risk of having a C-section. Or suggest that they  make healthier choices not only for themselves, but for their child's health as well. Again I would publish my findings with the help of a doctor in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.