Prohibited practices.

  1. Law
  2. Utah Code
  3. Occupations and Professions
  4. Direct-Entry Midwife Act
  5. Standards of Practice
  6. Prohibited practices.

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  • (1) administer a prescription drug to a client in a manner that violates this chapter;
  • (2) effect any type of surgical delivery except for the cutting of an emergency episiotomy;
  • (3) administer any type of epidural, spinal, or caudal anesthetic, or any type of narcotic analgesia;
  • (4) use forceps or a vacuum extractor;
  • (5) manually remove the placenta, except in an emergency that presents an immediate threat to the life of the client; or
  • (6) induce abortion.




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