Migrant and native women's perceptions of prenatal care communication quality: the role of host-country language proficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the potentially significant impact of women-prenatal care provider communication quality (WPCQ) on women's perinatal health, evidence on the determinants of those perceptions is still lacking, particularly among migrant women.

Methods

We aimed to examine the effect of women's host-country language proficiency on their perceived WPCQ. We analyzed the data of 1210 migrant and 1400 native women who gave birth at Portuguese public hospitals between 2017 and 2019 and participated in the baMBINO cohort study. Migrants' language proficiency was self-rated. Perceived WPCQ was measured as a composite score of 9 different aspects of self-reported communication quality and ranged from 0 (optimal) to 27.

Results

A high percentage of women (29%) rated communicat

SUBMITTER: Hamwi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909846 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature