§ 36-9c-13

36-9C-13. Practice in out-of-hospital setting.For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of a certified professional midwife is the management and care of the low-risk mother-baby unit in an out-of-hospital setting during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum periods. A certified professional midwife may perform the following scope of practice in an out-of-hospital setting including a licensed birth center:(1)Initial and ongoing assessment for suitability of midwifery care including assessment of risk;(2)Prenatal care, including the routine monitoring of vital signs, indicators of fetal development, and ordering of routine prenatal laboratory tests;(3)Recognizing the limits of knowledge and experience, planning for situations beyond expertise, and consulting with, or referring or transporting clients to other licensed health care providers as appropriate;(4)Attending and supporting the natural process of labor and birth;(5)Postpartum care of the mother and an initial assessment and screening of the newborn;(6)Providing prenatal education, information, and referrals to community resources on childbirth preparation, breastfeeding, exercise, nutrition, parenting, and care of

t and screening of the newborn;(6)Providing prenatal education, information, and referrals to community resources on childbirth preparation, breastfeeding, exercise, nutrition, parenting, and care of the newborn;(7)Limited prescriptive authority to administer:(a)Vitamin K to the baby either orally or through intramuscular injection;(b)Postpartum antihemorrhagic medication in an emergency situation;(c)Local anesthetic for repair of a first or second degree perineal laceration;(d)IV antibiotics for treatment of Group B strep during labor;(e)Oxygen;(f)Eye prophylaxis;(g)RhoGam; and(8)Preparing and filing of a birth certificate pursuant to §34-25-9.1. Source: SL 2017, ch 172, §13.