A literature review summarizes the published research on any given topic. For this assignment, you need to summarize the published research on your research topic for your Research Design Proposal final paper. (Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Maternal Health Outcomes in the United States)
This literature review aims to integrate concepts from biomedical research related to your topic and to explore the literature encompassing your proposed research question or hypothesis. In this section of the proposal, you will review the findings in the individual empirical articles; organize the research in a meaningful way; evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the research findings, and present an integrated synthesis of the research that sheds new light on the topic you selected.
A successful integrative literature review may result in a significant contribution to a particular body of knowledge and, consequently, to research and practice. Therefore, before writing this literature review, conduct substantive new research via scholarly and peer-reviewed resources from within the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. Address methods of analysis commonly used in the applicable research for your topic, contrasting results and any surrounding cultural considerations. Address any evidence of health disparities related to the selected topic. You must include a minimum of eight peer-reviewed sources.
In your paper,
• Write a clear introduction that provides a general review and organizes the research in a meaningful way.
• Present the evidence through analysis, critique, and synthesis.
• Discuss the evidence of health disparities related to the selected topic.
• Conclude with a discussion that is drawn together in a meaningful way in which the claims of the introduction are brought to a logical closure, and new research is proposed.
The Literature Review paper
• must be four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style
• must include a separate title page with the following:
o title of paper in bold font
▪ space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
o student’s name o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus) o course name and number o instructor’s name o due date
• must utilize academic voice.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
• must use at least eight scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources.