The purpose of these sections is to establish the procedures and standards for the implementation of a statewide system for perinatal health care that fosters: (1) safe, quality, risk-appropriate perinatal care for women and for their infants; (2) continuity and comprehensiveness of care; (3) optimal and cost-effective utilization of perinatal personnel and facilities; and (4) access for women to health promotion and health education from preconception through the postpartum period, and parenting information through the first year of their infants' lives. |
