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Patient-reported communication quality and perceived discrimination in maternity care.
The researchers assessed racial/ethnic disparities in patient-reported communication problems and perceived discrimination in maternity care among women nationally and measured racial/ethnic variation in the correlates of these outcomes. They found that over 40 percent of women reported communication problems in prenatal care, and 24 percent perceived discrimination during their hospitalization for birth.
AHRQ-funded; HS000036.
Citation: Attanasio L, Kozhimannil KB .
Patient-reported communication quality and perceived discrimination in maternity care.
Med Care 2015 Oct;53(10):863-71. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000411..
Keywords: Communication, Disparities, Maternal Care, Clinician-Patient Communication, Racial and Ethnic Minorities