title: Fetal protection and maternal-fetal medicine.
abstract: Section 2.01 of the Fetal Protection Act of 1999 defines "qualified patient" as one who registers a pregnancy by six weeks of gestational age. Section 2.02 requires that a patient be "qualified" before receiving financial aid. Similarly, all private third party payers require "registration" of the pregnancy by six weeks. "Registration" consists of proof of intrauterine pregnancy by ultrasound and attachment of a telemetry device to the cervix. Such a device will monitor the patient's vital signs, contractions, fetal movement and levels of various "toxins" in the maternal blood. Toxins include but are not limited to alcohol, nicotine, controlled substances as well as excess levels of salt, carbohydrates and saturated fats. Unacceptable variations in telemetry will trip an alarm at the patient's approved prenatal care center. Such an alarm will trigger a visit from an agent from the Fetal Bureau of Investigation.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nocon
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States