NUCC taxonomy code
Birthing Clinic/Center
261QB0400X
Non-IndividualAmbulatory Health Care Facilities
- Grouping
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
- Classification
- Clinic/Center
- Specialization
- Birthing
Definition
A freestanding birth center is a health facility other than a hospital where childbirth is planned to occur away from the pregnant woman's residence, and that provides prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, as well as other ambulatory services for women and newborns.
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