15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-43.1.3
A "birthing center" is a home-like facility where low risk births are planned to occur following a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy. A "birthing center" has sufficient space to accommodate participating family members and support people of the woman's choice. A "birthing center" provides midwifery practice to childbearing women during pregnancy, birth, and puerperium and to the infant during the immediate newborn period by certified nurse-midwives or by an obstetrician or family physician or osteopathic physician. A "birthing center" has specified access to acute care obstetric and newborn services.
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