Data Visualisation in Midwifery: The Challenge of Seeing what Datasets Hide

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020 Jun 16:270:1239-1240. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200381.

Abstract

Information visualisation is transforming data into visual representations to convey information hidden within large datasets. Information visualisation in medicine is underdeveloped. In midwifery, the impact of different graphs on clinicians' and patients' understanding is not well understood. We investigate this gap and its potential consequences.

Keywords: data visualisation; midwifery.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Midwifery*
  • Pregnancy