Spanish speaking Hispanic women in the United States are less likely to receive epidurals during childbirth, when compared to English speaking Latinas and non-Hispanic white women, and according to a new study from Northwestern University, language barriers may play a key role in the pain management disparity. This is just one more health disparity observed among the Hispanic population in the U.S.
“Our study was the first to evaluate disparities among English and Spanish-speaking Hispanic women admitted for delivery of their first infant,” said in a statement study author Paloma Toledo, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Anesthesiology and Program for Health Equity, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. “We wanted to confirm if language disparities impact whether or not Hispanic women receive an epidural.” READ MORE
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