P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3691
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings expressed below:
(a) Partners during the childbirth phases. — Person or persons freely chosen by the woman in labor to accompany or assist her during the various phases of childbirth, among which are: mothers, fathers, relatives, friends with or without training, or persons trained in comfort measures during labor (a labor assistant, a doula, etc.)
(b) Maternity services center. — Includes labor rooms, obstetrics preparation or recovery rooms or any place in which women are cared for during the process of gestation, childbirth and post-partum and that have the pertinent permits issued by the agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with competence over the matter.
(c) Child born in a risk situation. — Any child that is born with any critical health condition, including, but not limited to: premature birth, congenital anomalies, respiratory conditions, congenital cardiac conditions, prolonged childbirth, babies born to HIV positive mothers or any sexually transmitted disease and babies born to mothers addicted to controlled substances, when the newborn may present withdrawal symptoms or other related conditions.
(d) Health professional. — All medical personnel (gynecologists, nurses, nurse-midwives) authorized to practice gynecology or obstetrics in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 10, 2006, No. 156, § 2, eff. 6 months after Aug. 10, 2006.