Background Qualified language service providers (QLSPs)—professional interpreters or
multilingual clinicians certified to provide care in another language—are critical to ensuring …

OBJECTIVE: To explore Spanish-speaking patients' experiences and preferences regarding
communication during pregnancy care with specific attention to language barriers …

Objective To evaluate patient access to Spanish-language–concordant care on a
postpartum unit and to identify facilitators and barriers to the use of interpretation services …

Background Language barriers play significant roles in quality of healthcare. Limited studies
have examined the relationships between Spanish language and quality of intrapartum …

Methods The authors conducted a cross-sectional study to assess decisional conflict related
to postpartum contraception, elective induction, and newborn feeding methods. The survey …

Objective Although racial and ethnic disparities are well documented in obstetrics, there are
few data on whether patient language is associated with pregnancy outcomes. This study …

Abstract In the United States, Hispanics with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience
disproportionate disparities in health services, a phenomenon that relates to communication …

METHODS: Cross-sectional study with in-person survey methodology and retrospective
chart review of patients admitted to our postpartum service after delivery at our institution …

Background: We assessed understanding of the obstetric consent form between patients
with English and Spanish language preference. Methods: This observational study included …

Patients with limited English-proficiency (LEP) who need but do not receive interpreters
have lower satisfaction and poorer understanding. A knowledge gap remains regarding the …