Annotated Bibliography #2

BabySteps - A Community Ministry of St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral. Baby Steps, Dec.-Jan. 2010. Web. 28 Feb. 2011.

This website give us readers information on low-income families and their struggles. Baby Steps ensures us that they help these women in everything they need such as diapers, cribs, clothes and so forth. The background of the author is legit. I used this source in my discourse analysis to show people that women are far more successful without the baby’s father involved. She made it through high school and college. She is now following her dream. This source illuminates my essay topic because she is a prime example of why I believe women are successful without any moral support. If she can do it, any other women can to that has struggled with a baby. I believe this is a good source to use because it’s a first hand account of the women and their issues. I met some of these women when I volunteer at the agency every week.

Jennifer F. Culhane, et al. "Beyond Marital Status: The Quality of the Mother–Father Relationship and Its Influence on Reproductive Health Behaviors and Outcomes Among Unmarried Low Income Pregnant Women." Maternal & Child Health Journal 14.5 (2010): 726-734. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.

This article discusses psychosocial characteristics, health behaviors and birth outcomes between unmarried pregnant women who reported to have a good relationship with the baby’s father compared to those who have a poor relationship with the baby’s father. The authority seemed legit due to the fact that the information stated was on empirical evidence on a study. This source is different from another source I used such as the Baby Steps website because this is solely based on numbers whereas the Baby Steps website is on success stories and how they help low-income pregnancy families. This will help clarify my essay topic because it states that the relationship with a baby’s father is important which is the opposite from what I am saying. This study shows that the worse the relationship is, the worse the outcomes is for the family.