More Than Interpreters Needed: The Specialized Care of the Immigrant Pregnant Patient

TARGET AUDIENCEObstetricians and gynecologists, family physicians LEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter completing this CME activity, physicians should be better able to compare different immigrant legal statuses and determine how they affect health vulnerability; examine the challenges of access to health care and health literacy for some immigrant populations; evaluate immigrant pregnant women for other unique health issues including infectious diseases; examine the patient with female genital modification for psychological and physical consequences of female genital modification and anticipate the potential impact on obstetric outcomes; as well as analyze the impact of trauma on the lives and health of the immigrant patient.