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2025 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 8D. Perinatal Mental Health
§ 802D. Definitions.
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16 DE Code § 802D (2025)
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§ 802D. Definitions. 80 Del. Laws, c. 293, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 423, § 1;
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Perinatal health-care provider” means a physician, midwife, advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, physician assistant, or other health-care practitioner acting within the lawful scope of practice while attending a person who presents in pregnancy or the postpartum period.
(2) “Perinatal mood and anxiety disorder” means a wide range of emotional and psychological reactions that a person may experience during pregnancy or after childbirth. The reactions may include:
feelings of despair or extreme guilt; prolonged sadness; lack of energy; difficulty concentrating; fatigue; extreme changes in appetite; or thoughts of anxiety and worry, suicide, or harming the baby.
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