Fostering cultural humility in perinatal palliative care. An interpretative qualitative study from the United Kingdom.

Research shows marked disparities in perinatal deaths across population groups in the UK. The aim of this study was to understand how perinatal palliative care is experienced by parents from culturally-diverse backgrounds and to understand the challenges facing the health and social care professiona...

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Publicado en:Mortality Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 55 - 76
Autores principales: Clancy, Marie, Thomas, Felicity
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2026
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          Clancy, Marie
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          Academy of Nursing, Department of Health and Care Professions, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
          Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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          Fear
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          Palliative treatment
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          Focus groups
          Stereotypes
          Medical care
          Interviewing
          Uncertainty
          Ethics
          Communication
          Religion
          Spirituality
          Psychology of parents
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          Cultural pluralism
          Psychosocial factors
          Communication barriers
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          Research funding
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          Judgment sampling
          Thematic analysis
          Black British
          Research
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        bereavement support
        communication
        cultural diversity
        cultural humility
        Neonatal
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      ab: Research shows marked disparities in perinatal deaths across population groups in the UK. The aim of this study was to understand how perinatal palliative care is experienced by parents from culturally-diverse backgrounds and to understand the challenges facing the health and social care professionals working to support them. Twenty-one health and social care professionals and four parents from across England and Wales participated in interviews or focus groups. Thematic analysis revealed three core themes impacting experiences of care: 1) Obstacles and opportunities for effective communication, 2) Religious, spiritual, ethical and moral considerations, and 3) The need for continuing professional development. The Cultural Humility model was applied to the research findings to enhance applications of theory to practice and policy in perinatal care. Participants identified resource constraints, language barriers, cultural stereotyping and discrimination, and a lack of training around culturally sensitive care as core elements negatively influencing practice and exacerbating uncertainties and fears around perinatal palliative care. When considering the vast need of culturally diverse families in perinatal palliative care and the importance of religion, faith, and spirituality, it appears of paramount importance to consider cultural humility within and across intrapersonal, individual, and organisational levels and how these pertain to care.
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