The healing power of language: caring for patients with limited english proficiency and COVID-19

Pediatr Res. 2022 Feb;91(3):526-528. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01487-6. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Authors

Emily M Herzberg¹, Alejandra Barrero-Castillero^{1

2}, Juan D Matute³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neonatology and Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Division of Neonatology and Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. jmatute@mgh.harvard.edu.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Boston
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / therapy*
Child
Communication Barriers
Female
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Language
Limited English Proficiency*
Male
Multilingualism
Pandemics
Patient Care*
Pediatricians
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2*