Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 142.000 - Operation And Maintenance Of Birth Centers
Subpart D - Required Services
Section 142.620 - Program of Care

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 142.000 MA Code of Regs 142.620

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

The birth center shall provide a program of care to include at least the following:

(A) a personal and family history;

(B) a physical examination and appropriate laboratory tests;

(C) continuous assessment of risk to mother and baby;

(D) a program of prenatal care that shall include components of self-help, self-care, and fetal assessment;

(E) a program of prenatal education that shall include the importance of nutrition, preparation for birth and breast feeding, and information on adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and other drugs;

(F) intrapartum and postpartum services that foster parental control and responsibility for the birth experience and infant parental bonding;

(G) labor support for the woman and her family;

(H) professional attendance at the birth;

(I) immediate postpartum care and newborn assessment;

(J) required eye prophylaxis;

(K) postpartum laboratory examination and program for prevention of Rh immunization;

(L) newborn metabolic screening and other such tests as may be required;

(M) a plan for follow-up;

(N) a postpartum examination and family planning; and

(O) a plan for well woman routine gynecologic health care.

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