Allophone immigrant women's knowledge and perceptions of epidural analgesia for labour pain: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore allophone immigrant women's knowledge and perceptions of epidural analgesia for labour pain, in order to identify their information needs prior to the procedure.

Design

We conducted focus groups interviews with allophone women from five different linguistic immigrant communities, with the aid of professional interpreters. Thematic analysis of focus group transcripts was carried out by all authors.

Setting

Women were recruited at two non-profit associations offering French language and cultural integration training to non-French speaking immigrant women in Geneva.

Participants

Forty women from 10 countries who spoke either Albanian, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Tamil or Tigrigna took part in the five focus groups. Four participants were nulliparous,

SUBMITTER: Dominice Dao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014067 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature