Health care professional’s communication through an interpreter where language barriers exist in neonatal care: a national study

Abstract Background A number of parents in neonatal care are foreign-born and do not speak the local language, which makes communication between healthcare professionals and parents more difficult. Interpreters can be used when language barriers exist - parent interactions, medical communication and...

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Main Authors: Katarina Patriksson, Helena Wigert, Marie Berg, Stefan Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4428-z