02-502 C.M.R. ch. 6, § A-1 - Definitions

1. Antepartum. "Antepartum" is the period of pregnancy beginning with conception and ending at the beginning of true labor.

2. Collaboration. "Collaboration" is a consultation where a plan that is mutually agreed upon by the client, the requesting provider, and the consultant is created, and care is jointly provided by the requesting provider and the consultant.

3. Consultation. "Consultation" means communication requested from a health care professional with specific expertise by another qualified health care provider for the intent of exchanging information and obtaining guidance;

4. Intrapartum. "Intrapartum" is the period beginning with the beginning of true labor and ending with the expulsion of the placenta from the uterus.

5. Neonatal. "Neonatal" is the period of the baby's life beginning with birth from the uterus and ending 28 days after the birth.

6. Postpartum. "Postpartum" is the period beginning immediately after the expulsion of the placenta from the uterus and ending 12 weeks after the birth.

7. Referral. "Referral" is a consultation with the intent of the client being seen by the consultant for evaluation and treatment of the condition for which the referral is made.

8. Termination of Care. "Termination of care" is complete cessation of the certified professional midwife-client relationship due to the presence of conditions beyond the certified professional midwife's scope of practice or skill level, or inability to resolve client-certified professional midwife conflict by other means. Termination of care shall be accompanied by the transfer of care to another health professional, which may include an emergency medical technicians or emergency service providers, or to another health care facility.

9. Transfer of Care. "Transfer of care" is relinquishment of care by the certified professional midwife to a health care professional or hospital service; this does not preclude the midwife from continuing to provide nonclinical support when desired by the client.

10. True labor. "True labor" is the uterine contractions leading to cervical changes.

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02-502 C.M.R. ch. 6, § A-1