Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Samantha Truong,
Olivia W. Foley,
Parisa Fallah
et al.
Abstract:There is growing evidence that language discordance between patients and their health care teams negatively affects quality of care, experience of care, and health outcomes, yet there is limited guidance on best practices for advancing equitable care for patients who have language barriers within obstetrics and gynecology. In this commentary, we present two cases of language-discordant care and a framework for addressing language as a critical lens for health inequities in obstetrics and gynecology, which incl… Show more
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