Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-15-102: Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Committee" means the doula services advisory committee;

(2) "Community-based doula" means a doula who serves pregnant women in a community in this state with a high rate of maternal or infant mortality and morbidity, and whose services are tailored to the specific needs of that community;

(3) "Department" means the department of health;

(4) "Doula" means a birth worker who provides child birth education, advocacy, and physical, emotional, and nonmedical support for pregnant and postpartum women before, during, and after childbirth and loss;

(5) "Doula services" means at least three (3) prenatal appointments, continuous labor support during birth, and at least three (3) postpartum appointments with a pregnant woman; and

(6) "Postpartum" means the twelve-month period immediately following childbirth.