A newborn delivered at a First Referral Unit weighs 1850 grams, is feeding well on breast milk and has no danger signs or respiratory distress. Under the facility-based newborn care framework of the child health programme, where should this baby ideally be managed?
- A Newborn Care Corner at the same facility
- B Special Newborn Care Unit at the same facility ✓
- C Home immediately with six ASHA home visits
- D District hospital Special Care Neonatal Unit
Correct answer: B. Special Newborn Care Unit at the same facility
Explanation
A stable baby below 2000 grams belongs in a Special Newborn Care Unit (NBSU), which is established at First Referral Units to provide monitoring, thermal protection and assisted feeding for such infants. The Newborn Care Corner handles immediate essential care of all babies at the place of birth and cannot provide ongoing care. A SNCU at district hospital level manages sick neonates needing higher support, and home-based newborn care alone is inadequate for a stable low-birth-weight infant.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 26th ed.
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