Pregnancy, Birth and Infant Care 06 - Diseases of Pregnancy and Birth

In this assignment, you will be responsible for doing the teaching. You will take responsibility for one of the following topics and you will offer the class a brief overview of what your particular disease is and how it affects pregnancy including mothers and infants.

• Sciatica
• Hemorrhoids
• Gestational Diabetes
• Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
• Spina Bifida
• Post-partum depression
• Toxoplasmosis
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Turner’s (Down) Syndrome
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Mongolian Spot

You will need to answer the following questions for the class.

1. What is the syndrome or disease?
2. What anatomical or physiological structures does it affect?
3. What screening techniques exist to spot or diagnose this disease or syndrome?
4. What signs and symptoms exist for mother and child with this disease or syndrome?
5. What treatment options, if any are there for this syndrome or disease?
6. What preventative measures can be used to mitigate these problems?
7. What long term effects can this syndrome have?

You will have three class periods to research this project and to be ready to present it. Presentations begin Tuesday March 15th.

How you present is, as ever, up to you.

	4 - Excellent	3 - Good	2 - Basic	1 - Needs Improvement
Content	Presentation is filled with perfectly organized information that shows a significant knowledge of the topic.	Presentation is filled with relevant, well organized information. A sufficient amount of detail is provided.	Presentation is filled with mostly relevant, questionably organized information. A superficial amount of detail is provided.	The content and information is wholly incorrect or very superficial.
Research	The research is from many reliable sources and is correctly cited.	The research is from multiple reliable sources and is correctly cited.	The research is from a single source that is cited incorrectly.	Sources are not cited.
Presentation	The presentation engages the audience. Methods of presenting are innovative or flawless.	The presentation holds the attention of the audience. The methods of presenting are effective and well thought out.	The presentation sometimes holds the attention of the audience. The methods of presenting are ineffective and poorly thought out.	No attempt is made to present information to the class effectively.