‘Sign and move on’
Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21584136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Şebnem Susam-Saraeva (0000-0001-8249-0047, Jilin University), Joan M Patterson (0000-0002-8035-2027, Edinburgh Napier University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-54 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Target International Journal of Translation Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0924-1884 • E-ISSN: 1569-9986 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/target.23053.sus |
| OpenAlex | W4409036046 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
This article explores informed consent in maternity care in multilingual and multicultural contexts. Based on findings from a Royal Society of Edinburgh funded research project carried out in 2022 in Scotland, the article examines why consent is particularly crucial in maternity care, how it is usually obtained in the case of parents with limited English proficiency, and which barriers may stand in the way of truly informed consent. By focusing on the prevalent conception of informed consent as a legal requirement vis-à-vis its wider ethical implications, the objective of the article is to understand how the professional relationships between service providers, users, and interpreters may be enhanced through a discussion of the fiduciary aspect of interpreting and of advocacy for best possible outcomes
Roundtable
The Consent Continuum
Providers’ Perceptions of Medical Interpreter Services and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patients
Users’ experiences of interpreters
Canadian Care Providers' and Pregnant Women's Approaches to Managing Birth
The effect of patient race and socio-economic status on physicians' perceptions of patients
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |