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Create a draft of the front half of your research paper. It should include the following sections: Introduction, Literature Review, Data and MethodsThe introduction should state the research question and have a thesis statementThe literature review should engage at least one theory of power and it should justify the research questionYou must describe your data and the method you are using to analyze the data. LOOKING FOR 5-6 pages. Outline is attached! Can add 1-2 more sources.
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Analysis of the Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Georgia
I.
Introduction
A. Overview of the issue of maternal mortality.
B. With a primary focus on the determinants of geography, socioeconomic status,
racial discrimination, and healthcare access, this discussion will delve into key
research findings regarding maternal mortality rates.
C. Could there be a connection between Maternal mortality rates and government
institutionalization.
a. Rural hospitals
II.
The Primary Sources
a. Are there any states that deal with maternal mortality rates more than other
states?
A. “Geographic, Health Care Access, Racial Discrimination, and Socioeconomic
Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Georgia, United States.”
1. Analysis of the issue of maternal mortality.
2. Key determining factors: Geography, socioeconomic status, racial
discrimination, and access to health (Armstrong-Mensah et al. 2021).
B. “Maternal Mortality in Rural Georgia – Georgia House of Representatives.”
1. Maternal mortality in the rural areas.
2. Challenges endured by people living in rural areas (Cooper et al. 2019).
I.
Secondary Sources on Social Determinants
A. “Social Determinants of Health in Pregnant Individuals from Underrepresented,
Understudied, and Underreported Populations in the United States.”
1. Emphasis on the social determinants of health (Girardi et al. 2023).
2. Importance of having inclusive studies
3. Making informed interventions.
B. “Developing Tools to Report Racism in Maternal Health for the CDC Maternal
Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA).”
1. Focusing on racial biases as well as maternal mortality.
2. Developing tools which help in addressing racial disparities (Hardeman et al.
2022).
C. “Rural Hospital System Affiliations and Their Effects on Hospital…”
1. Exploration of hospital systems in rural areas.
2. Healthcare delivery hurdles endured in rural regions (Swofford 2011).
D. “When the State Fails: Maternal Mortality and Racial Disparity in Georgia.”
1. The role of the state addressing maternal mortality.
a. Dealing with racial disparities (Aquilla 2023).
2. Critique of the shortcomings.
a. Importance of legal reforms.
II.
Cross-referencing and Thematic Connections
A. Comparison of the sources: Primary versus the secondary sources.
1. Primary sources present specific insights into the issue of maternal mortality
in the State of Georgia.
2. The focus of the secondary sources is on the broader social determinants.
a. These determinants include racial disparities as well as affiliations to the
healthcare system.
B. Identifying the common themes across the sources.
C. Emphasizing on the need for an exhaustive approach towards addressing maternal
mortality.
III.
Conclusion
A. Summary: The state of maternal health in Georgia
B. Highlights of the importance of a thorough approach that address the issues of
healthcare, legal reforms, and social policy in a bid to deal with maternal
mortality.
C. Call to action: Exploring the ways and means of mitigating maternal mortality in
the State of Georgia as effectively as possible.
References
Aquilla, Sarah. 2023. “When the State Fails: Maternal Mortality and Racial Disparity in
Georgia.” Yale Law School.
Armstrong-Mensah, Elizabeth, Damilola Dada, Amber Bowers, Aruba Muhammad, and
Chisom Nnoli. 2021. “Geographic, Health Care Access, Racial Discrimination, and
Socioeconomic Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Georgia, United States.”
International Journal of MCH and AIDS 10(2):278-286.
Cooper, Sharon, Mark Newton, Chuck Efstration, Carolyn Hugley, Deborah Silcox, Valencia
Stovall, Darlene Taylor, Jane Ellis, and Chad Ray. 2019. “Maternal Mortality in Rural
Georgia – Georgia House of Representatives.” Maternal Mortality in Rural Georgia.
https://www.house.ga.gov/Documents/CommitteeDocuments/2019/MaternalMortality
/Mercer_U niversity_Rural_Maternal_Health_Presentation.pdf.
Girardi, Guillermina, Monica Longo, and Andrew A. Bremer. 2023. “Social Determinants of
Health in Pregnant Individuals from Underrepresented, Understudied, and
Underreported Populations in the United States.” International Journal for Equity in
Health 22(186):1-7.
Hardeman, Rachel R., Anna Kheyfets, Allison Bryant Mantha, Andria Cornell, Joia CrearPerry, Cornelia Graves, William Grobman, Sascha James-Conterelli, Camara Jones,
Breana Lipscomb, Carla Ortique, Alison Stuebe, Kaprice Welsh, Elizabeth A Howell.
2022. “Developing Tools to Report Racism in Maternal Health for the CDC Maternal
Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA): Findings from the MMRIA
Racism & Discrimination Working Group.” Maternal and Child Health Journall
26(4):670-673.
Swofford, Mark Doughton. 2011. “Rural Hospital System Affiliations and Their Effects on
Hospital Economic Performance, 2004-2008.” Virginia Commonwealth University.
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3511&context=etd.
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