Spatial epidemiology in perinatal medicine / 中华围产医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Spatial epidemiology pertains to the description and analysis of characteristics and the development and change rules of diseases, health, and hygiene events in the population based on geographic information system (GIS) and spatial analysis technology. As a general discipline, spatial epidemiology has been widely used in studying various diseases. In the field of perinatal medicine, research has mainly focused on the relationship between obstetric factors and social factors, as well as environmental factors such as air pollution and traffic, and obstetric outcomes. We review the development direction of spatial epidemiology research in perinatal medicine, hoping this interdisciplinary and efficient data system research method could play a more significant role in clinical medicine.