Section 802D - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Perinatal mood and anxiety disorder" means a wide range of emotional and psychological reactions that a person may experience during pregnancy or after childbirth. . The reactions may include: feelings of despair or extreme guilt; prolonged sadness; lack of energy; difficulty concentrating; fatigue; extreme changes in appetite; or thoughts of anxiety and worry, suicide, or harming the baby.(2) " Perinatal health-care provider" means a physician, midwife, advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, physician assistant, or other health-care practitioner acting within his or her lawful scope of practice while attending a person who presents in pregnancy or the postpartum period. n.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 423,s 1, eff. 9/24/2024.Added by Laws 2015 , ch. 293, s 1, eff. 6/30/2016.