1. DRINKING WHILE PREGNANT Shayna Hack Rigo Guiterrez Rashad Wadood Arizona State University Spring 2013

2. WHAT IS ACTION RESEARCH  Research that is launches a problem that is in need of problem solving.

3. STEPS IN ACTION RESEARCH Identify the problem Collection of data Interpretation Action based on data Reflection

4. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM  Definition: Seeing the problem before trying to solve it.

5. DATA/INTERPRET DATA

6. 3. Do you think it goes against our American rights to illegalize pregnant women from purchasing alcohol? 4. Should there be any law enforcement behind the U.S. Surgeon General warning labels?

7. DATA/INTERPRET DATA 5. Why do you think laws are more enforced towards underage drinking opposed to pregnant women drinking? 6. Even though non-alcoholic beers have less than 1% alcohol, should pregnant women be allowed to drink it?

8. DATA/INTERPRET DATA

9. 9. What are some reasonable consequences if a mother is drinking while pregnant and affects the child? 10. Will there be complications with not being able to distinguish if a woman is pregnant or not?

10. DATA/INTERPRET DATA 11. Can you think of any alternative ways to distinguish if a woman is pregnant or not? 12. Do you think the restaurant should have the rights to ask a woman if she is pregnant or not?

11. ACTION BASED ON DATA

12. REFLECTION  According to potsdam.edu, in a recent study, 400,000 women consumed alcohol and there were no affects on the child when consumption was under 8.5 drinks per week.  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome only occurs among heavy drinkers/alcoholics  A follow-up of children at 18 months of age found that those from women who drank during pregnancy, even two drinks per day, scored higher in several areas of development.

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