Special Newborn Care Units (SNCU)

Special Newborn Care Units (SNCU)
programme is one of the key initiatives launched by the Government of India under the National Rural Health Mission and RMNCH+A Strategic programme to improve the status of newborn health in the country. Under the programme, efforts are being made to provide different level of newborn care at the health facilities. While Newborn Care Corners (NBCCs) have been established at all delivery points to provide essential newborn care, Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSUs) have being established at all Community Health Centers/First Referral Units for management of selected newborn conditions and to stabilize serious and sick newborns before referral to higher centres. special newborn care units (sncus) have been established at district hospitals and sub- district hospitals with annual delivery load more than 3000 to provide care for sick newborns, that is, all type of neonatal care except assisted ventilation and major surgeries. It is a separate unit in close proximity to the labour room with 12 or more beds, and managed by adequately trained doctors, staff nurses and support staff to provide 24x7 services.