Barrier-free Communication in Maternity Care of Allophone Migrants

Summary

The aim of this study is to describe access and communication barriers of migrant women who do not speak the local language in the Swiss maternity care service provision from the perspective of users, health care professionals and interpreters.

Conditions

• Expectant and Nursing Mother
• Communication
• Experiences

Interventions

OTHER

Focus Group Discussion in native Language

Group Interview with semi-structured key question, moderated in the native language of the participants. Interpreters translate the discussion for the Researcher analogically and adapt it culturally. The discussions are audio-recorded, summarized, translated and transcribed into German.

OTHER

Focus Group Discussion

Group Interview with semi-structured key question, audio-recorded and ad verbatim transcription

OTHER

One-to-one Interview

One-to-one Interview with semi-structured key question, audio-recorded and ad verbatim transcription.

OTHER

Retrospective Quantitative Analysis

Retrospective Quantitative Analysis of questionnaires (Telephone Interpreting Protocols)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zurich University of Applied Sciences

  collaborator OTHER

• Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• FamilyStart of both Basel

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Swiss Midwifery Association

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Swiss Agency for Combating Racism

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Bern University of Applied Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Paola Origlia Ikhilor, MSc · Bern University of Applied Sciences

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-09-30

Primary Completion

2016-06-30

Completion

2016-12-31

Countries

• Switzerland

Study Locations