NAC442.018. Sanitary practices.

Any person attending to a childbirth in a home shall:

     1. Wash his or her hands with a bacteriocidal solution for at least 5 minutes immediately before attending to the prospective mother;

     2. Cover his or her hair adequately;

     3. Wear sterile, disposable gloves;

     4. Use a sterile underpad for the mother and a sterile blanket for the newborn;

     5. Prepare the perineal area with a bacteriocidal solution such as povidone-iodine;

     6. Use instruments which are sterilized according to NAC 442.017; and

     7. Exclude all observers or attendants who have a history of exposure to or symptoms of a contagious disease.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 12-16-82)