New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Mid - Midwifery Council
Chapter Mid 500 - SCOPE OF MIDWIFERY PRACTICE
Part Mid 502 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Section Mid 502.08 - Ineligibility for Midwifery Care

(a) Insulin- or drug-dependent diabetes;

(b) Maintenance on anti-epileptic medication;

(c) Convulsive activity within the past year;

(d) Blood diseases that could complicate pregnancy;

(e) Current hepatitis B and C positive antigen;

(f) Current HIV positivity or AIDS;

(g) Current chemical dependency or substance abuse;

(h) Chronic pulmonary disease that interferes with oxygen saturation;

(i) Rh sensitivity with positive antibody titre;

(j) Chronic hypertension;

(k) History of significant heart disease;

(l) Renal disease requiring dialysis;

(m) Maintenance on a psychotropic medication which the client's physician has determined has the potential to sedate the newborn;

(n) Documented mental illness or disease which has the potential to interfere with the client's ability to effectively participate in her care or in out-of-hospital birth;

(o) Diseases and disorders such as:

(p) Acute toxoplasmosis infection, where the client is currently symptomatic;

(q) Acute rubella infections, where the client is currently symptomatic;

(r) Acute cytomegalovirus infection, where the client is currently symptomatic;

(s) Acute parvovirus infection, where the client is currently symptomatic;

(t) Thrombosis; or

(u) Inflammatory bowel disease that is not in remission.