HB 1488: Prenatal and Postpartum Counseling

H.B. 1488, P.N. 1831 (KENNEY) This would create the Prenatal and Postpartum Counseling Act.
A hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse-midwife, or midwife providing prenatal care to a pregnant woman would be required to provide the woman with a fact sheet on prenatal depression, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and emotional traumas related with pregnancy and parenting that include a list of resources for counseling and applicable professional organizations. The Health Department would regulated and enforce this Act as well as place a list of counselors and applicable professional organizations on the Department’s Internet site.