In this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

1. (a) "Active practice" means the practice of midwifery as defined in RSA 326-D:2 V;
2. (b) "Contact hour" means a unit of measure of continuing professional education or professional activity;
3. (c) "Continuing professional education or activity" means structured courses, activities, and experiences beyond entry-level professional preparation that are designed to provide advanced or enhanced knowledge in the field of midwifery;
4. (d) "Distance-learning" means participation in continuing education described in Mid 405.02 through self-study online computer courses and correspondence courses;
5. (e) “Intrapartum” means the period from the onset of labor to its termination with the delivery of the placenta;
6. (f) “Maternal mortality” means death of the client during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of birth;
7. (g) “Medical backup” means specific arrangements for on call coverage with another midwife or licensed health care provider whose scope of practice includes birth;
8. (h) "Midwifery-related field" means any of the following fields: women's health, maternal-newborn nursing, counseling, nutrition, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, breastfeeding, newborn care, pharmacology, herbology, and homeopathy;
9. (i) “Neonatal mortality” means fetal demise at or after 20 weeks’ gestation or death of the baby up to 6 weeks of age. The term includes “fetal mortality”;
10. (j) “Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP)” means a course of study in the prevention and treatment of neonatal respiratory depression which is cosponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association;
11. (k) "Peer review” means the confidential presentation in a meeting of at least 3 midwives of a midwifery case of educational value with respect to medical, obstetrical, gynecological, psychosocial, or neonatal matters, together with a confidential discussion about the case; and
12. (l) "Significant morbidity" means an illness, injury, or morbidity to the newborn or mother up to 6 weeks after birth, which is or is not captured by hospitalization, that is directly related to pregnancy, birth, or postpartum.

Source. #8840, eff 3-13-07, EXPIRED: 3-13-15 New. #11095, INTERIM, eff 5-12-16, EXPIRED: 11-8-16 New. #12040, eff 11-10-16; ss by #13611, eff 6-13-23