N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 502.08

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Mid 502.08 - Ineligibility for Midwifery Care

A midwife shall not accept as a client a woman who appears to have or reports any of the following:

(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:
(1) Addison's disease;
(2) Cushing's disease;
(3) Systemic lupus erythematosus;
(4) Anti-phospholipid syndrome;
(5) Scleroderma;
(6) Rheumatoid arthritis;
(7) Periarteritis nodosa;
(8) Marfan's syndrome; and
(9) Other systemic and rare diseases and disorders;
(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.

N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 502.08

#7759, eff 9-7-02

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12040, Effective 11/10/2016, Expires 11/10/2026.