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- Title
Perspectives on cultural competency and race concordance from perinatal patients and community‐based doulas.
- Authors
Falade, Ebunoluwa; Cornely, Ronald M.; Ezekwesili, Caroline; Musabeyezu, Juliet; Amutah‐Onukagha, Ndidiamaka; Ferguson, Tajh; Gebel, Christina; Peprah‐Wilson, Sayida; Larson, Elysia
- Abstract
Background: As awareness of perinatal health disparities grows, many birthing people of color are seeking racially and/or culturally concordant providers. We described preferences for, and perceptions of, racial and/or cultural concordance and cultural competence in the context of the doula–client relationship. Methods: Seven focus group discussions (FGDs) with a total of 27 participants were conducted to investigate the perspectives of patients and doulas across Massachusetts, United States. An interdisciplinary stakeholder group informed the data collection instrument content and design. Two coders achieved 0.89 Kappa for inter‐rater reliability prior to coding the remaining transcripts. We used a modified grounded theory approach and Dedoose software for coding. Results: Two major themes emerged. First, cultural competency in doula care is a learning process, with definitions consistent with terms such as "cultural humility" and "structural competency." Doulas discussed listening to clients' needs rather than making assumptions, the importance of understanding privilege and power dynamics, and self‐initiating relevant education beyond formal doula training. Second, trust was most frequently cited as an indicator of successful doula–patient relationships. Conclusions: Most study participants specified the importance of cultural humility in doula–client relationships. Doulas approaching the relationship humbly with a willingness to learn and challenge their own assumptions—regardless of the level of concordance—can make a meaningful impact on the perinatal experience.
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; MATERNAL health services; FOCUS groups; ACADEMIC medical centers; CLIENT relations; RACE; QUALITATIVE research; CULTURAL competence; HEALTH care teams; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis software; PERINATAL period
- Publication
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 2023, Vol 50, Issue 2, p319
- ISSN
0730-7659
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/birt.12673