Compromised communication: a qualitative study exploring Afghan families and health professionals experience of interpreting support in Australian maternity care

Conclusions Improving identification of language needs at point of entry into healthcare, developing innovative ways to engage interpreters as integral members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams and building health professionals’ capacity to respond to language needs are critical to reducing social inequalities in maternal and child health outcomes for refugee and other migrant populations.
Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Electronic page Source Type: research