It ’ s time to ditch cultural competence

A pregnant Somali woman was determined to have a vaginal delivery. Unfortunately, labor wasn’t progressing as expected, and the health care team recommended a c-section. The patient declined the recommendation and said it’s in God’s hands. After some persistence, the health care team convinced the patient to get a c-section. After the c-section, the patient
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It’s time to ditch cultural competence originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Raj Sundar, MD Tags: Physician Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs