§ 90-178. 2. (Effective until October 1, 2023) Definitions.
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines several kinds of care used in the Article, including interconceptional, intrapartum, midwifery, newborn, postpartum, and prenatal care.
As used in this Article: (1)“Interconceptional care” includes but is not limited to: a.Family planning; b.Screening for cancer of the breast and reproductive tract; and c.Screening for and management of minor infections of the reproductive organs; (2)“Intrapartum care” includes but is not limited to: a.Attending women in uncomplicated labor; b.Assisting with spontaneous delivery of infants in vertex presentation from 37 to 42 weeks gestation; c.Performing amniotomy; d.Administering local anesthesia; e.Performing episiotomy and repair; and f.Repairing lacerations associated with childbirth. (3)“Midwifery” means the act of providing prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn and interconceptional care. The term does not include the practice of medicine by a physician licensed to practice medicine when engaged in the practice of medicine as defined by law, the performance of medical acts by a physician assistant or nurse practitioner when performed in accordance with the rules of the North Carolina Medical Board, the practice of nursing by a registered nurse engaged in the practice of nursing as defined by law, or the rendering of childbirth assistance in an emergency situation. (4)“Newborn care” includes but is not limited to: a.Routine assistance to the newborn to establish respiration and maintain thermal stability; b.Routine physical assessment including APGAR scoring; c.Vitamin K administration; and d.Eye prophylaxis for opthalmia neonatorum. (5)“Postpartum care” includes but is not limited to: a.Management of the normal third stage of labor; b.Administration of pitocin and methergine after delivery of the infant when indicated; and c.Six weeks postpartum evaluation exam and initiation of family planning. (6)“Prenatal care” includes but is not limited to: a.Historical and physical assessment; b.Obtaining and assessing the results of routine laboratory tests; and c.Supervising the use of prenatal vitamins, folic acid, iron, and nonprescription medicines. History: History.1983, c. 897, s. 1; 1995, c. 94, s. 30.