Pbs Grant Proposal
Section I: Purpose Statement and Title
Purpose Statement: Colic is not a disease but 10-20% of babies will get it. A prenatal vitamin will be created to prevent colic in babies. This vitamin will be prescribed specifically for pregnant women.
Title:Women’s Prenatal Vitamin To Prevent Colic In Babies
Section II:Project Overview
We will be creating a prenatal vitamin for pregnant woman only. Colic is the unexplained crying of a baby. The crying starts around 2 weeks of age and lasts until the baby is about 5 months old. The crying episodes occur frequently and mostly in the late afternoon and evening into the night. The crying can be anywhere from a couple min to several hours. This is very hard on the parents as they lose sleep and can get physically drained.
No one knows what causes colic. Some babies who have colic can just be fussy. Some babies cry extremely hard. Their faces will turn a bright red and then turn a pale color. Some hypothesized reasons for the cause of colic is that the baby may swallow large amounts of air. This air can then be trapped in the digestive tract which causes bloating and painful abdominal pain. Other thoughts are that the baby has a bad digestive tract, has an intolerance of foods, overfeed or hunger, loneliness, or lack of sleep.
The vitamin is to be taken before each pregnancy. For planned pregnancy you can begin to take the vitamin when you begin trying to become pregnant. For unplanned pregnancy you may begin to take the vitamin when you find out you are pregnant. You will stop taking the vitamin when the child is born. If you become pregnant again you may begin taking the vitamin again.
Section III: Problem Statement (background and significance) Colic affects as many as 25 percent of babies.During a colic episode an infant usually cries persistently. Their belly will also look swollen, feel hard, and make rumbling noises.The crying may taper off, but then will get increasingly louder. The infant then may grow
Purpose Statement: Colic is not a disease but 10-20% of babies will get it. A prenatal vitamin will be created to prevent colic in babies. This vitamin will be prescribed specifically for pregnant women.
Title:Women’s Prenatal Vitamin To Prevent Colic In Babies
Section II:Project Overview
We will be creating a prenatal vitamin for pregnant woman only. Colic is the unexplained crying of a baby. The crying starts around 2 weeks of age and lasts until the baby is about 5 months old. The crying episodes occur frequently and mostly in the late afternoon and evening into the night. The crying can be anywhere from a couple min to several hours. This is very hard on the parents as they lose sleep and can get physically drained.
No one knows what causes colic. Some babies who have colic can just be fussy. Some babies cry extremely hard. Their faces will turn a bright red and then turn a pale color. Some hypothesized reasons for the cause of colic is that the baby may swallow large amounts of air. This air can then be trapped in the digestive tract which causes bloating and painful abdominal pain. Other thoughts are that the baby has a bad digestive tract, has an intolerance of foods, overfeed or hunger, loneliness, or lack of sleep.
The vitamin is to be taken before each pregnancy. For planned pregnancy you can begin to take the vitamin when you begin trying to become pregnant. For unplanned pregnancy you may begin to take the vitamin when you find out you are pregnant. You will stop taking the vitamin when the child is born. If you become pregnant again you may begin taking the vitamin again.
Section III: Problem Statement (background and significance) Colic affects as many as 25 percent of babies.During a colic episode an infant usually cries persistently. Their belly will also look swollen, feel hard, and make rumbling noises.The crying may taper off, but then will get increasingly louder. The infant then may grow