Equal Alternatives or Lower Standards for Immigrant Women-Analyzing Obstetric Care for Immigrant Women in Berlin Within the Framework of Cultural Health Capital.

ABSTRACT: In obstetric clinics in Berlin, Germany, more than half of the women are immigrants. The main objective of the qualitative study was to explore the staff's experiences with obstetric care for immigrants and juxtapose it with the immigrants' comments on their birth experiences. We analyze potential differences along the framework of a cultural health capital (CHC). Between May and August 2017, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 17 obstetricians and 17 midwives at four obstetric clinics in Berlin. The verbally transcribed interview material was subjected to a qualitative content analysis according to Mayring. Furthermore, a secondary data from an interview study was analyzed in the purpose of providing some insight into the practitioner study participant perspective. Between Ja

SUBMITTER: Großkreutz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480289 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature