Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.
Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Requires maternal health care facilities provide expecting and new mothers access to their doulas.
Requires maternal health care facilities provide expecting and new mothers access to their doulas.
Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup to study, evaluate and make recommendations related to the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.
Requires the department of health to convene a maternal health care and birthing standards workgroup to study, evaluate and make recommendations related to the development of maternal health care and birthing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care.
Requires nursing homes and certain facilities to provide health care proxy forms to patients at or prior to admission to such facilities; requires the facility to file such health care proxies with the department of health.
Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care.