LSCI 106:
ONLINE RESEARCH 1: INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE RESEARCH
Student
Project
Janley Fong
RESEARCH QUESTION:
What are the risks and chances of middle age pregnancy?
Since my sister, Karen, got married back in
August of 2002, she’s been trying to conceive ever since. She is now at the age of 36 and has been
trying for the past two years. My sister
owns a fine jewelry company for over fifteen years and has been on the road
flying from coast to coast doing convention shows. Her lifestyle has always been on the go and
she never really has any time for relaxation or fun. Karen has tried many suggestions from friends
and family, she also went to see her gynecologist that prescribed fertility
medication and not pregnant. It’s almost
coming towards the third year, so I decided to do some research before telling
Karen to seek professional help at a fertility clinic.
GENERAL
SEARCH WORKSHEET
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Pregnancy |
Childbirth |
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Middle age |
Over 35 |
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Risk |
Concerns |
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Health Aspect |
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Bing, Elisabeth D. Having a
Baby After 30.
Catanzarite, Val, et. al. “Pregnancy After 35: What’s The Real Risk?” Patient Care
Kitzinger, Sheila. Birth Over Thirty.
Klotter, Jule. K. ”Pregnancy & Older Women (Shorts).” Towsend
Letter for Doctors and Patients Jan.
2002: 17+. InfoTrac OneFile. Gale Group.
Laine, Kristen “Get
Pregnant After 35 (And 40!). Healthwell. 3 May 2004. Healthwell.com. 3 May 2004. <http://www.healthwell.com/delicious-online/d_backs/dec_02/pregnancy.cfm>.
“Pregnancy in Your 40s.” Health/Library.
Pregnancy in your
40s is one of the best webpage I found for this research project. The source came from Mayo Clinic. This is a world renounced clinic across the
nation. This article was copyrighted
1998-2003 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (MEMER) This was last updated
Today, more
and more women are getting pregnant without any complications and having
healthy babies. The most challenging
part was just conceiving which can take many attempts, energy and time.
But the effects of age lies heavily on many health issues pertaining to
the mother, such as developing gestational diabetes and hypertension. Chances of having a caesarean delivery in
your 40s are about 40 percent greater than someone who is a lot younger. Although a caesarean delivery contributes
greater risk than a natural delivery, most are uncomplicated and require a
longer hospital stay than a regular delivery for recovery. Chances of getting
twins or triplets are higher as well even without fertility treatment. In this case, the risk of
having unhealthy babies are higher.
Other downside of having babies at a later age will be a lot more work
for the mother. Such as getting involved
with raising them, participating in the child’s activities in school, parenting. Parenting
must be more of a challenge than when you are at a younger age.
Overall,
medical research and fertility clinics made middle age pregnancy much more
possible. Although
conceiving may be a challenge, but the outcomes will be so rewarding for the parents. . With
the advance technology for medical research today, who can predict what will be
the risk and challenges of conceiving 10 years from now.
I felt that
the author of this article was not commercial driven and not biased. There were many links for you to view
detailed questions and answers to certain issues. The article was very objective and not
subjective. It was very mainstream in their points and issues. I would say that this article had a variety
of audience, anywhere from a male to a medical doctor.
Stein, Zena, and Mervyn Susser, “The Risks
of Having Children in Later Life. The
Western Journal of Medicine 173 (Nov. 2000): 295+. InfoTrac
OneFile Gale Group.
The authors claimed that: “Their
findings are largely confirmatory of what is known or has been suspected: older age strongly increases a woman’s
chances of at least three untoward outcomes, namely stillbirth, miscarriage,
and etopic pregnancy.”