Baby Eli was brought into this world on the 6th of August, 2015. His mother, who was only 17, had been living out of her car and unfortunately became pregnant. Her baby was born with spina bifida due to the lack of folic acid in her diet which came to no surprise as she lived... Continue Reading →
What’s Going On? Video Style. -Nishi P. Sophie W.
Hello everyone! Its been a while since we last updated everyone on our progress. This time, we decided to change things up with a video update! In our video, you will see how far we have gotten in last few weeks, our current solutions, and our next steps. April 24th seems far, but for us,... Continue Reading →
A Healthy Slice of Pregnancy -Nishi P.
Over the last month, more and more ideas have filtered through my mind on how to solve Sophie and I’s problem. There are currently no programs set in place at the Austin Pregnancy Resource Center to educate women to implement better diets during their pregnancy. This is a really big issue because proper nutrition can... Continue Reading →
The Truth About Gestation -Nishi P.
Months one through nine are crucial to the development of a fetus. Every month, or even every day, the fetus grows and the uterus expands. The female body is able to house a fetus for 9 continuous, straining months and then give birth to that fetus. Over the course of many months the fetus will... Continue Reading →
Should Abortions Due to Birth Defect Related Issues be Legal? -Nishi P. & Bella T.
There are many reasons why a person would be for or against abortion. However, we believe that a woman should have total control over her body without a man telling her what she can or can’t do. The death of a child postpartum due to birth defect related complications can cause long term effects on... Continue Reading →
Should You Have Trusted Your Doctor 100’s Of Years Ago? -Nishi P.
As I continue to read further and further on in Get Me Out, I have learned many new things that have helped me gain a better perspective on pregnancy and child related deaths. I stated/hinted in my last blog post that this book has made me not want to have kids of my own. After... Continue Reading →
Freeze Away -Nishi P.
It took me less than a week to finish Get Me Out, I went from being bored of this book to not wanting to stop reading it. It taught me a lot about pregnancies and now I have a lot more knowledge about a topic that I barely knew about. The last section of this... Continue Reading →
I Come in Piece(s) -Nishi P.
Over the past few days I have read the first section of Get Me Out, I have learned a lot of new things from such a short amount of chapters. I have never really learned much about pregnancy or how the medications and tools we have today came to be, so it is really interesting... Continue Reading →
In My Genes -Nishi
Hello, my name is Nishi Patel and I am 14 years old. I always knew I had a passion for anything related to the way the human body works. I never really have been into gross images of the human body, so I can already rule out becoming a doctor, but I really enjoy learning the... Continue Reading →