Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 802D. Definitions

(1) “Perinatal health-care provider” means a physician, midwife, advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, physician assistant, or other health-care practitioner acting within the lawful scope of practice while attending a person who presents in pregnancy or the postpartum period.

(2) “Perinatal mood and anxiety disorder” means a wide range of emotional and psychological reactions that a person may experience during pregnancy or after childbirth.  The reactions may include:  feelings of despair or extreme guilt;  prolonged sadness;  lack of energy;  difficulty concentrating;  fatigue;  extreme changes in appetite;  or thoughts of anxiety and worry, suicide, or harming the baby.