D#8, HW#3 -- 4 annotated bibliography entries

HW#3

1. This article was found in a canadian medical journal. I located the article on the academic search premier database found through the MCC internet library. The reasearch in the article examines how advanced maternal age affects still births. It is authoritative because the site I found it on is reputable and the medical journal is respectable. This source is useful because it gives another aspect and more research to my research question.

Benzies, Karen (2008, January 15). Advanced maternal age: Are decisions about the timing of child-bearing a failure to understand the risks? CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

2. This article is found in a medical journal I located the article on the academic search premier database found through the MCC internet library. The research in this article explains that advanced maternal age is a risk for pregnancy, but the amount of risk has declined. It is authoritative because the site I found it on is reputable and the medical journal is respectable. This source is beneficial because it gives another side to the previous articles claims.

O'Leary, Colleen. Bower, Carol. Knuiman, Matthew. Stanley, Fiona. (2007, November). Changing risks of stillbirth and neonatal mortality associated with maternal age in western Australia 1984-2003. Paediatric & Perinatal epdemiology. Retrieved October 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

3. This article is found in the American journal of reproduction immunology. I located it on the academic search premier databse found through the MCC internet library. The research in this article links miscarriages to advanced maternal age. It is authoritatve because the site I found it on is reputable and the medical journal is respectable. This source could helf my topic a lot because it explains that the more miscarriages you have the more risk you put your body through in the next pregnancy. This is why when you are older your risks are even higher because the chances of miscarrying are high.

Sugirura-Ogasawara, Mayumi. (2008, November). Live birth rate according to advanced maternal age and previous number of recurrent miscarriages. American Journal of Reproduction Immunology. Retrieved October 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

4. This article is from another health journal, found through the academic search premier database, located on the MCC internet library site. The research in this article gives statistics on advanced maternal age and preterm labor. This source is authoritative because the site I found it on is reputable and the journal is respectable. This source is useful because preterm labor is one of the risks that I haven't looked into enough yet, and is definitely a risk for mothers of advanced maternal age.

McIntyre, Safina. Newburn-Cook, Christine. O'Brien, Breverly. Demianczuk, Nestor. (2009, August). Effect of older maternal age on the risk of spontaneous preterm labor: A population-based study. Health Care for Women International. Retrieved October 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.