Mapping Maternal Health in the New Media Environment: A Scientometric Analysis

Yinghua Xie, Dong Lang, Shuna Lin, Fangfei Chen, Xiaodong Sang, Peng Gu, Ruijun Wu, Zhifei Li, Xuan Zhu and Lu Ji
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Yinghua Xie: School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Dong Lang: School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Shuna Lin: School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Fangfei Chen: School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Xiaodong Sang: China Biotechnology Development Center, Beijing 100039, China
Peng Gu: China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Beijing 100045, China
Ruijun Wu: China Biotechnology Development Center, Beijing 100039, China
Zhifei Li: China Biotechnology Development Center, Beijing 100039, China
Xuan Zhu: School of Computer, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
Lu Ji: School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-16

Abstract: Background: The new media provides a convenient platform to access, use and exchange health information. And as a special group of health care, maternal health care is still of international concern due to their high mortality rate. Scientific research is a good way to provide advice on how to improve maternal health through stringent reasoning and accurate data. However, the dramatic increase of publications, the diversity of themes, and the dispersion of researchers may reduce the quality of information and increase the difficulty of selection. Thus, this study aims to analyze the research progress on maternal health under the global new media environment, exploring the current research hotspots and frontiers. Methods: A scientometric analysis was carried out by CiteSpace5.7.R1. In total, 2270 articles have been further analyzed to explore top countries and institutions, potential articles, research frontiers, and hotspots. Results: The publications ascended markedly, from 29 in 2008 to 472 publications by 2020. But there is still a lot of room to grow, and the growth rate does not conform to the Price’s Law. Research centers concentrated in Latin America, such as the University of Toronto and the University of California. The work of Larsson M, Lagan BM and Tiedje L had high potential influence. Most of the research subjects were maternal and newborn babies, and the research frontiers were distributed in health education and psychological problems. Maternal mental health, nutrition, weight, production technology, and equipment were seemingly hotspots. Conclusion: The new media has almost brought a new era for maternal health, mainly characterized by psychological qualities, healthy and reasonable physical conditions and advanced technology.

Keywords: maternal health; new media; bibliometric analysis; cited reference analysis; structural variation analysis; hotspots (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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