Open Access“Just Because You Have Ears Doesn’t Mean You Can Hear”—Perception of Racial-Ethnic Discrimination During Childbirth
Author(s) -
Teresa Janević,
Naissa Piverger,
Omara Afzal,
Elizabeth A. Howell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.30.4.533
Subject(s) - ethnic group , childbirth , perception , psychology , health care , medicine , race (biology) , medicaid , nursing , pregnancy , gender studies , sociology , genetics , neuroscience , anthropology , economics , biology , economic growth
Black and Latina women in New York City are twice as likely to experience a potentially life-threatening morbidity during childbirth than White women. Health care quality is thought to play a role in this stark disparity, and patient-provider communication is one aspect of health care quality targeted for improvement. Perceived health care discrimination may influence patient-provider communication but has not been adequately explored during the birth hospitalization.