Assignment
Preparation
Choose a topic from the list below (or choose a topic of your own) to use as the foundation for this assessment. Use the Capella library and Internet to locate academic and professional articles on the topic. Use a minimum of three (at least one academic and one professional) recent (within the last 5 years) articles as resources for this assessment.
Topics
Here are some suggested topics:
• The effect of maternal stress on prenatal development.
• Prenatal exposure to drugs and the effects on brain development.
• Environmental influences on prenatal development. Please select only one:
o Diseases.
o Outside environmental hazards.
o Medications (legal and illegal).
o Alcohol and tobacco.
• The effect of maternal post-partum depression on newborn infant development.
• The effects of premature birth on the developing infant.
Scenario
You have been asked to develop a fact sheet for parents on a topic of infant development.
Instructions
For a two-page fact sheet, provide and an introduction to the topic, and then use bullet points to display information succinctly. Use language appropriate for your audience. In other words, avoid technical terms or jargon, unless you define it. You may create an original chart or graphic to explain a concept, if desired. Microsoft Office has many simple tools to create charts and graphics. Offer a recommendation for an intervention, supported with scholarly literature. Finally, provide a conclusion.
For this assessment:
• Describe the problem as it exists today in the United States. Be sure to include any statistics on frequency, geographic distribution, cultural distribution, and so on.
• Describe the research methods used by researchers in the field of human development; discuss strengths and weaknesses of methods.
• Explain how the problem affects developing infants.
• Explain how the research findings have influenced both social thinking and social policies with regard to the problem.
• Offer one intervention you would recommend if a client came to you with the selected problem.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.