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Cultural Considerations
It is important for all parents to know that their child received
the best of care and that everything that could have been done
for the child - was. This is especially true for families concerned
about cultural and/or socioeconomic issues.
Be sensitive to language barriers. Many parents have left
the hospital not fully understanding the cause and/or contributing
factors to their child's death.
Try to share any information you can in a manner that will be easy for
them to understand.
If parents are monolingual in
another language, or
if English is their second language,
every effort should be made to find
translator fluent in both languages, with the appropriate medical background.
In crisis situations, family members should not be asked to translate
for each other.
Be sensitive to cultural differences. Not all cultures express
grief or respond to death in the same manner.
For more information see
When an Infant Dies: Cross Cultural Expressions of Grieving and
Loss
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