A comprehensive GPS-based analysis of activity spaces in early and late pregnancy using the ActMAP framework
Karl Samuelsson (Pompeu Fabra University, ISGlobal, Barcelona, University of Gävle)
Ioar Rivas (Pompeu Fabra University, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Bruno Raimbault (ISGlobal, Barcelona)
Alan Domínguez (Pompeu Fabra University, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Toni Galmés (ISGlobal, Barcelona)
Antònia Valentin (ISGlobal, Barcelona)
Maria Foraster (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Achilleas Psyllidis (Knowledge and Intelligence Design)
Payam Dadvand (Pompeu Fabra University, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
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Abstract
Health implications of mobility during pregnancy entail a need to understand pregnant women's activity spaces. We present ActMAP, a framework for quantifying multiple aspects of activity spaces from distinct trips and stays derived from GPS data. We applied ActMAP to data from 238 pregnant women in Barcelona, Spain (2018–2020) and explored weekday, weekend and intraday associations between pregnancy trimester and activity spaces. Activities were more centred around the home later in pregnancy. However, the number of visited places and daily trips remained largely constant throughout pregnancy. By constructing activity spaces from individual trips and stays, ActMAP could provide a framework for GPS-based holistic assessments of mobility.