Attendance at Other Than Normal Childbirth; Prohibited Procedures; Conduct in Event of Complications

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It shall be unlawful for any person holding a certificate as a midwife to attend any cases other than those of normal childbirth or to perform any internal examinations or manipulations of any kind. In all cases in which the child is not delivered spontaneously within a reasonable time, the midwife shall notify a qualified physician immediately and shall make no effort to deliver the child except under direction and supervision of such physician.

(Ga. L. 1955, p. 252, § 9; Code 1933, § 88-1408, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 61 Am. Jur. 2d, Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Healers, §§ 21, 46.

C.J.S.

- 70 C.J.S., Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health Care Providers, § 12 et seq.


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