N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 502.08

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 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

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