D#7, HW#9 -- Detailed notes on a resource

HW#9

1. Physically annotate your resource. Use a method that you are comfortable with - write on the document itself.

The authors are Ali Delpisheh, Ph.D., Loretta Brabin, Ph.D., Eman Attia, M.D., and Bernard J. Brabin, FRCP(C). The purpose of the article is to relay information found in a study on birth outcomes. The intended audience are doctors, parents, and scientists. The claim of this study is that having babies late in life is medically considered the norm, but certain risks do occur after the age of 35. The research included variables in maternal characteristics, birth outcomes by maternal age, and birth outcomes and maternal characteristics to conduct accurate and fair research. This resource and it's statistics and graphs should be very useful.

2. Summarize the claim or main point of the resource.
The main point of this article is to give statistics to parents and doctors regarding how advanced maternal age affects birth outcomes

3. Paraphrase the resons given in the resource for its claim or main point.
Mothers older than 30 experienced a higher percentage of preterm deliveries, and babies with low birth weight. Risks increase even higher when the mother is 35 and older

4. Make note of the evidence used to support the claim and reasons for the claim in the resource.

Graph shows ages >20 at 11% for LBW(low birth weight), 20-25 at 7% risk for LBW, 26-30 at 6% risk for LBW, 31-35 at 7% for LBW, 36-40 at 9% LBW, and over 40 at 11% for LBW

5. Contextualize the resource by noting its purpose, intended audience, author and topic.
Purpose is to give unbias and accurate information based on the study. Audience is doctors and parents. There are 4 authors all Ph.D.'s and the topic is advanced maternal age.

6. project how and why this resource might help you answer your research question.

This source gives a lot of statistics and graphs to make them easy to read. This helps to show clearly the difference between ages and pregnancy outcomes.

7. Finally, note sections that include evidence or reasons that you would want to quote directly. carefully note specific phrases and sentences you might want to quote.
"We found that maternal advanced age was an independent factor associated with low birth weight and preterm birth outcomes. Primiparas>40 years of age were at higher risk for delivering a low birth weight baby that multiparous women of the same age." (968)