Many things have changed over the course of this project. In fact, only two things have really remained constant: Me and my partner's passion for our problem Our problem These two constants are clearly centered around our problem which is: An x number of women ages 19-24 around the UT campus and the greater Austin... Continue Reading →
At the Austin Pregnancy Resource Center, there are currently no programs set in place to help women implement proper nutrition during their pregnancy. We want to help the Austin Pregnancy Resource Center set up programs to help their patients. Another group partnering with the APRC is helping to build the mentorship program. We are currently... Continue Reading →
What do protein, iron, calcium, and folic acid all have in common? They are all important nutrients that pregnant women must be consuming more of in order for their fetus to grow and develop into a strong, healthy baby. Nutrition is a very important aspect of pregnancy that is often overlooked. We are here to... Continue Reading →
The time a women spends being pregnant is often overlooked, especially when compared to the 18 years spend raising a child into adulthood. What people do not recognize is that the moment of conception all the way to labor is an incredibly short and crucial time in the development of a child that sets the... Continue Reading →
First off, I would like to acknowledge how amazing it was to read Get Me Out and think alongside some of the most prominent people in obstetrics throughout time. I thought it was really neat to be able to track the thought process of people trying to pave the way for women to have safe and... Continue Reading →
I am finding that the further I read into Get Me Out, the more amazed I become with all of the changes and discoveries that were made in order to get to our modern day childbirth. Especially as the book got into the mid 1900's I was intrigued by the excessive use of drugs and the... Continue Reading →
As I read Get Me Out by Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. I am baffled at the beliefs of the earliest doctors back when pregnancy was uncharted territory. Women had been having babies for centuries before doctors decided to take hold and figure out how babies became babies and the confusing reproductive organs of a woman.... Continue Reading →
I am very excited to get to read this book for my 2016 summer reading. I think it is going to be very interesting and beneficial for us to read and learn more about pregnancies and ways we can make it safer. I enjoy reading quite a bit. My favorite book is Where'd You Go, Bernadette by... Continue Reading →
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