New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Mid - Midwifery Council
Chapter Mid 500 - SCOPE OF MIDWIFERY PRACTICE
Part Mid 503 - MIDWIFERY CARE WHEN PREVIOUS BIRTH WAS BY CESAREAN SECTION
Section Mid 503.03 - Duties of the Midwife
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
A midwife attending a woman who has had a previous birth by cesarean section shall:
(a) Provide all services required by this chapter;
(b) Monitor the fetal heart rate at least every 15 minutes during active labor;
(c) Monitor the fetal heart rate at least every 5 minutes during the second stage of labor;
(d) Monitor the client during labor for excessive vaginal bleeding;
(e) Monitor the client during labor for abnormal abdominal pain;
(f) Monitor the labor for failure to progress as indicated by the following:
(g) Consult immediately with an obstetrician if any of the circumstances listed in (f) above occur;
(h) Transfer the client to the hospital identified pursuant to Mid 503.02(f) when any of the following occur:
(i) In the event of an emergency transfer to a hospital, immediately notify the hospital to which the client is to be transferred of the nature of the emergency and the estimated time of arrival of the client.
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