About

data motherhood, is named after Data Feminism (D'lgnazio and Klein, 2020) that presents a new way of thinking about data science and data ethics from an intersectional feminist perspective. They propose following 7 approaches: examine power, challenge power, evaluate emotion and embodiment, rethinking binaries and hierarchies, embrace pluralism, consider context, make labor visible.

I am a public health researcher focusing on women's health, particularly sexual and reproductive health. My interest naturally extends to maternal and child health. I see the journey of motherhood is a life-long process that could oppress and liberate people, and I'd illustrate the various dimensions and processes of women's health through data visualization incorporating aforementioned approaches.

Congenital syphilis

Prevention of congenital syphilis is critical given its adverse outcomes, which can include miscarriage and still birth, as well as blindness, deafness, and bone deformities in the infant. While congenital syphilis is easily preventable through timely maternal syphilis screening and adequate treatment, the number of congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. is rising. There are 1,306 reported congenital syphilis cases in 2018, representing two-fold increased compared to 2014.

“Move beyond counting only those cases in persons who have access to diagnosis and treatment, to develop innovative strategies to understand the burden of disease in those who may not access care.” - Gail Bolan, M.D. (Director of STD Prevention Division, CDC)

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STD prevalence in California

Congenital syphilis is geographically concentrated.

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Case study:
Kern County, CA

Qualitative study to identify risk factors and recommendations to reverse the trend

03.

U.S. County-level risk projection

Identifying counties at elevated risk using predictive modeling

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Congenital syphilis

STD prevalence in California

Case study: Kern County, CA

U.S. County-level risk projection

Case study:
Kern County, CA