Homework: Birth in the United States Research Paper
Learning Objective:
Explain the ethical, cultural, economic, and social issues impacting the care women receive before, during, and after pregnancy. Understand how these issues can affect the health of women of childbearing ageand their fetus in the United States.
Overview of Homework:
Write a paper exploring the ethical, economic, cultural, and social issues that women of childbearing ageface today in the United States. You can pick a topic that affects women in the childbearing stage of their livesand how it impactsthe carereceived, their lives, their health, or the health of their fetus. Or you can explain each topic individually based on different topics. Overall, research how the ethical, economic, cultural, and social issues can impact women living in the United States.
Paper Requirements:
Length and Elements: The length of this essay should only be 3 to 4 written pages and should include:
I. Introduction with specific thesis statement (i.e. The purpose of this paper is to...Make sure to introduce the four issues you will be discussing in your paper)
II. Body of Paper: discuss each of the following considerations in separate sections with the following headings:
i. Ethical Issues-explore the ethical issues that surround and confront the childbearing women in the United States (DO NOT discuss informed consent as this is not the type of ethical issue I am looking for, look for issues related to abortion, IVF, genetic testing, ect.)
ii. Economic Issues-consider the economic (money related) barriers women face, including such topics as: insurance coverage or lack thereof, WIC, money for food, Medicaid, rural access to childbearing services, etc.
iii. Cultural Issues-discuss the various cultural norms that can be found among the different cultures of people in Minnesota and how these different cultural norms can impact the care received during pregnancy
iv. Social Issues-consider health disparities a person experiences due to their social environment such as women of poverty, women of color, Amish women, being an immigrant (legal or illegal), being rich, teenagers experiencing pregnancy, ect in the United States. Relate these specific social considerations to childbearing women and how it affects maternal morbidity and mortality.
III. Conclusion: Summarize your findings; re-emphasize the thesis of the paper without simply repeating it; and do not introduce new ideas here.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.