Literature Review
"I am not your mother, I am a dog."
What is Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
A project that Rafael is on aims to increase its supply; every birthing parent hopes it doesn't last too long
What is labor?
A popular myth claims listening to this genre of music while pregnant will make your baby smarter.
What is classical?
Rafael is allergic to this four-legged animal.
What are cats?
This organ doubles in size during a baby's first year of life.
What is the brain?
"In the great green room, there was a telephone / And a red balloon / And a picture of a cat jumping over the moon"
What is Goodnight Moon? (Margaret Wise Brown)
Researchers filter this out to find the true signal in their data; parents add a 'white' version of it in a nursery at bedtime
What is noise?
It is believed that a craving for this type of food means your baby will be a girl.
The country where Rafael attended high school.
What is Norway?
The number of teeth in a complete set of baby teeth.
What is 20?
"When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw."
What is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? (Laura Numeroff)
Placing one data structure or model inside another; the sudden urge to scrub your baseboards in the third trimester
What is nesting?
Heartburn while pregnant is believed to indicate your baby will have lots of this.
What is hair?
What is grad school/Georgetown University?
After this many months, a baby typically smiles for the first time.
What is two months?
"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you."
What is Winnie-the-Pooh? (A.A. Milne)
A sampling method that divides a population into groups, and a name for continuous evening feeding.
What is a cluster?
This astronomical phenomenon is believed to induce labor.
What is a full moon?
Rafael recently became certified in this skill.
What is driving?
This month has the highest number of birthdays worldwide.
"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
What is The Velveteen Rabbit? (Margery Williams Bianco)
A statistical model used to predict outcomes, and the reason your four month-old starting waking up at 3am again
What is a regression?
A popular belief claims eating this fruit during pregnancy will make labor faster and easier.
On the weekends, Rafael can often be found participating in this sport.
The percentage of babies that arrive on their actual due date. (answer within 5 percentage points)
What is 5%?