2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 225. Direct-entry Midwives
Section 12-225-103. Definitions.
As used in this article 225, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Client" means a pregnant woman for whom a direct-entry midwife performs services. For purposes of perinatal or postpartum care, "client" includes the woman's newborn.
"Direct-entry midwife" means a person who practices direct-entry midwifery.
"Direct-entry midwifery" or "practice of direct-entry midwifery" means the advising,attending, or assisting of a woman during pregnancy, labor and natural childbirth at home, and the postpartum period in accordance with this article 225.
"Natural childbirth" means the birth of a child without the use of instruments, surgical procedures, or prescription drugs other than those for which the direct-entry midwife has specific authority under this article 225 to obtain and administer.
"Perinatal" means the period from the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy through seven days after birth.
"Postpartum period" means the period of six weeks after birth.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1132, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-37-102 as it existed prior to 2019.
