Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care Across Cultures: Understanding, Respecting, and Serving Immigrants in the Bronx

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This report contains the proceedings of the Annual Forum of the Bronx Perinatal Information Forum held in May 2011.  Among the topics covered by the report are:

  • The cultural practices of several major cultural/national communities
  • Methods to increase cultural competence and provide interpretation in the needed language
  • Ways to help immigrants - both documented and undocumented - obtain the medical coverage and services available to them