Perinatal center definition

Perinatal center means a referral facility intended to care for the high risk patient before, during or after labor and delivery and characterized by sophistication and availability of personnel, equipment, laboratory, transportation techniques, consultation and other support services. (Section 2(e) of the Developmental Disability Prevention Act)
Perinatal center means a medical facility capable of providing complex obstetric, fetal and neonatal care.
Perinatal center means a referral facility designated under the Regionalized Perinatal Health Care Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 640) and intended to care for the high risk patient before, during or after labor and delivery and characterized by sophistication and availability of personnel, equipment, laboratory, transportation techniques, consultation and other support services. "Perinatal Center" is further defined in the Developmental Disability Prevention Act [410 ILCS 250/2(e)].

Examples of Perinatal center in a sentence

  • With one of the largest and most experienced prenatal pediatric teams in the country and a designation from the state of new York as a Regional Perinatal center, columbia cares for the most diffcult and highest-risk cases.

  • Maternity hospital: definition, main tasks, structure.2. Basic qualitative indicators of maternity home.3. Perinatal center: tasks, structure.4. Family planning: aim, structure.

  • Birth asphyxia and whole body cooling: a descriptive study of newborns admitted with perinatal asphyxia in a tertiary care Perinatal center in south India.


More Definitions of Perinatal center

Perinatal center means a referral facility intended to care for the high risk patient before, during, or after labor and delivery and characterized by sophistication and
Perinatal center means a referral facility intended to care for the high-risk patient before, during or after labor and delivery that is characterized by sophistication and availability of personnel, equipment, laboratory, transportation techniques, consultation, and other support services. A perinatal center shall be a university or university-affiliated facility responsible for the administration and implementation of the Department of Human Services' regionalized perinatal health care program, including continuing education for health professions.

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