NAC442.018. Sanitary practices.


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  • 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)