Section 142.620 - Program of CareThe 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.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1272, eff. 10/24/2014.