The Robesonian., 1918-03-18
PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY.
Rules and Regulations Applying to
Robson County.

At recent meeting of the county
board of health the following rules
and regulations regarding the prac-
tice of midwifery in Robson county
were adopted:
Section l. Definition: The practice
of midwifery shall be construed to
mean the conducting of the manage
ment OF any form or stage of par
turlent labor, by a person not duly
licensed by the laws of the State oil
North Carolina to practice medicine.
Section 2. On and after May 1st,
1918, it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to practice midwifery in Robson
county, who shall not have applied in
person to the county health officer for
permission to engage in such practice,
making a sworn statement setting
forth his or her name, age, postoffice
address, and the amount and chara:-
ter of training received.
! Section 3. Permission will be grant
ed by the county board of health to
applicants mentioned in section 2, only
with certain restrictions, and only af-
ter having passed satisfactory eX-
animation before the county health
officer, or physicians designated by
the county health officer for this pur-
pose
Section q. Whenever and wherever
deemed advisable, the county health
officer will organize and conduct
courses of instructions, which it shall
be mandatory for midwives to attend
unless excused from this obligation
by the county health officer.
Section 5. Permission to practice
midwifery will not be granted for a
period of more than one year at q
. time, and the county health officer re-
serves the right to terminate this per
mission, for just cause, at any time
= it may be advisable TO do so.
f wears of age will he given permission
r to practice midwifery.
: Section z. 1t shall be unlawful fo'
/. any person in the practice of midwif
;. cry to attend a woman in the dis
r charge of this service while affected
)! with any contagious or infectious dis
}: ease.
d Section g. The following further
restrictions to the practice of midwif
e cry are imposed:
n a. Making of vaginal examination:
e is prohibited.
e b. Administration of any drug o.
e drugs to hasten the course of labor
g is prohibited.
Il c. The application of grease O.
! any other lubricant to the private
parts Of the patient is prohibited.
n d. The attending of any woman il
) labor who has had a previous diff
7, cult is prohibited.
|. e. Aseptic precautions must be EN-
S ployed in connection with the case.
f. A record must be kept Of tn
It time of onset of labor, must be pre-
It sented on demand to any physician
: who may visit the patient in labor o
: thereafter.
dI g. A duly licensed practicing ply
sician must be called in to see the pa
$ tient at once in case any of the fol
q lowing accidents occur:
II 1. Commissions.
nj 2. Collapse.
d 8. Any sign or symptom Of fever.
d 4. Abnormal presentations, l. e
n breech, face, hand, etc., appearing q
G the vulva.
a 5. Prolapse of cord (appearing a
the vulva).
6. Ante-partum or post-partu.
haemorrhage.
7. When the patient has been i
labor more than IL hours without tn
- birth of a child.
* Section 9. Every person in tn
5, practice of midwifery shall carry
e card showing that he or she is op
} Grating under permission granted b
e. the county board of health, as herein
" before described, and shall preser
y such card to one or both parents G
T. the prospective child upon takln
y, charge of the case
"a Section TO- The parents of tn
n prospective child shall be held respor
le sible for the employment of any le1
Il son in the practice of midwifery wl1
N shall not have complied with section
n of these rules and regulations, an
ce for so doing shall receive the sam
We penalty as the person who practice
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