User:Mayor1704/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Maternal death:
 * Certain sources were cited multiple times, one such source used was from the United Nations population fund which is a UN agency that aims to improve global health. This source discuss the causes of maternal mortality in a broad sense and mentions the United States briefly. I feel that in this paragraph they could have included a statistic relating to the disparity in maternal mortality rate in the US as it relates to race since it is relevant. :
 * A potential source that could contribute to this article is cited here: Gil-González, D., Carrasco-Portiño, M., & Ruiz, M. T. (2006). Knowledge gaps in scientific literature on maternal mortality: a systematic review. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 84(11), 903–909. This literature review discusses various gaps in published scientific material relating to maternal mortality. I would find another similar source in order to add this contribution. ::

Option 2

 * Maternal mortality in the United States:
 * This article cites all information included with reliable sources many of which are national and government publications. Not all statements made in this article are fully neutral. While talking about the improvement of access to insurance, the author uses positive descriptors when the reader should be allowed to come to their own conclusion. I thought it was notable that this article claims to be unsure of potential reasons for an increase in the maternal mortality rate in the US. I could further explore this as it relates to race.
 * I'm unsure if I can use this source: https://ccp.jhu.edu/2021/05/17/maternal-mortality-black-mamas-race-momnibus/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-eKpBhAbEiwAqFL0mqtVZ7fb6NaVYetVEFfuvphBiQbk_kWBkTU7kniraDFLbwddSBNnUxoCxR4QAvD_BwE But I feel it would have helpful contributions to this article. I would find another similar source in order to add this contribution. :
 * I'm unsure if I can use this source: https://ccp.jhu.edu/2021/05/17/maternal-mortality-black-mamas-race-momnibus/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-eKpBhAbEiwAqFL0mqtVZ7fb6NaVYetVEFfuvphBiQbk_kWBkTU7kniraDFLbwddSBNnUxoCxR4QAvD_BwE But I feel it would have helpful contributions to this article. I would find another similar source in order to add this contribution. :

Option 3

 * Maternal health:
 * This is a well thought out article page that uses many reliable sources. However, I do see the citing of journal articles in this piece which I'm not sure is allowed since maternal health is related to medicine. This article does appear to be written in neutral language and contains solutions to various maternal health issues which I found useful. :
 * This source could be used to add a global perspective to this article: Hamal, M., Dieleman, M., De Brouwere, V., & de Cock Buning, T. (2020). Social determinants of maternal health: a scoping review of factors influencing maternal mortality and maternal health service use in India. Public health reviews, 41, 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-020-00125-6 :

Option 4

 * Black maternal mortality in the United States:
 * I took issue with part of this article that states that Black maternal mortality is not due to unintended or incidental causes. I think this is a misleading sentence because it does not acknowledge the explicit and implicit biases we have discussed at length. I do not take issue with the citations presented in this article and I believe the majority of information is written in a neutral tone.
 * This source could be used to verify the statistics presented: Njoku, A., Evans, M., Nimo-Sefah, L., & Bailey, J. (2023). Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11 (3), 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030438 :
 * This source could be used to verify the statistics presented: Njoku, A., Evans, M., Nimo-Sefah, L., & Bailey, J. (2023). Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11 (3), 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030438 :

Option 5

 * Race and health in the United States :
 * I have few critiques for this article as the author references multiple sources for many of the facts presented, and does so in a neutral tone. Despite the broad nature of this article it does include the disparity seen in the maternal mortality rate in the US. The statistic presented is not the most powerful or updated so I would update this if I were to contribute to this article. :
 * This report from the CDC discusses maternal mortality rates in the US (2021): https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20the%20maternal%20mortality,for%20White%20and%20Hispanic%20women. I would update the statistics present with those found in this report. :