This article will be helpful in determining differences in unremarkable pregnancies in comparison to a drug dependent pregnancies. The article reveals danger signs that happen to people who are not using illegal drugs. I have decided to potentially gather information on “typical” births, as a control group. I expect to provide as much scientific evidence as possible for this topic. I plan on using this information in at least one of my papers to show the different effects on different types of pregnancy, but will hopefully be relevant in other related papers. By distinguishing a line between dangers in a consistent pregnancy, in comparison to the non-regular pregnancy, I can support the argument with evidence. I plan on showing the different comparisons in hopes to appeal to the audience’s emotional side by having the audience understand how serious the risks are. This information works extremely well with the information from the websites, because they both provide important, relevant information that is will be crucial in supporting evidence. Matic, Aleksandra. (2008). Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Case Report. Acta Medica Medianae, XLVII, 55-59 Aleksandra Matic is apart of the medical faculty at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia). …show more content…
Matic has a MD and a PhD, and focused on pediatrics. Matic has conducted many case studies and has been published over twenty times. The Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome- Case Report was published by the Pediatrics Clinic of the Institute for Health Protection of Children and Youth of Vojvodina. A case study is a case reported focusing on one individual diagnosed with NAS, in this case the individual is a little boy who was born premature and addicted to nicotine, and narcotics, unknown. Throughout the documentation Matic records the progress and complications of the unnamed baby boy. Case studies are beneficial because the information and data that is recorded specifically for a single patient; however, this is only one individual, which means the sample size is small, not all babies are subjected to certain symptoms/ side effects. I plan on using this case study for at least one of my papers, in addition I plan on using additional case studies to strengthen the evidence in my research and widen the sample size. This case study is different than the other sources because this is an exact study over one individual, and not a general census of the diagnosis of NAS. The sources Quinn, Mattie. "Addicted And Pregnant: Heroin 's Impact On Newborns Is Producing Starkly Different State Responses." Governing Magazine Jan. 2016: 18. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. Mattie Quinn is a college graduate from Northwestern University. Quinn currently is employed as a Healthcare Reporter at Governing Magazine. Quinn has previously been employed as a journalist for places like Medill News Service and Industry Dive. Governing Magazine is the nation’s leading media platform that covers mainly politics, but also has insight on issues of public finance, economic development, and health. Governing Magazine has been around for nearly thirty years, and is the recipient of several awards. Quinn’s article is on the Health Reference Center Academic database, a credible database that houses ample amounts of accredited articles. Quinn reported on the topic of a mother who was heroin dependent while pregnant, Quinn disused many topics about heroin, and the state legislation on drug dependent mothers (each state varies in law). Quinn uses strong, understandable, non biased tones while reporting on heroin and the effects on pregnancies; because Quinn focuses on just one drug specifically, it narrows down the symptoms and side effects. I would like to use this article in at least on specific paper, that includes information on NAS and heroin, and if possible, other informational papers on NAS. This article relates to the case study and news article from the Toledo Blade, based on the