Intra natal And Newborn care UnitMaternal Care Unit
Circulars
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Year | Name of the Circular | English | Sinhala | Tamil | |
2017 | Allowing Female Companions during Labour | English | |||
2017 | Neonatal Monthly Return H:1168 | English | |||
2017 | Newborn Screening to detect Critical Congenital Heart Disease CCHD | English | |||
2017 | Recommendations for Resuscitation of Extremely premature / Low birth weight newborns | English | |||
2015 | Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism | English | |||
2014 |
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English | සිංහල | தமிழ் | |
2014 | Guidelines for screening of Retinopathy of Prematurity | English | |||
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2012 | IYCF Recommendations on Breastfeeding within health institutes: Establishment of Breast Feeding rooms | English | |||
2011 | Guidelines for Surfactant Use | English | |||
2011 | Formats on Newborn Care | English | |||
2010 | Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in the Southern Province | English |
Guidelines
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Year | Name of the Circular | English | Sinhala | Tamil | |
2020 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care -Volume I - Revision 2020 | English | |||
2020 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care -Volume II - Revision 2020 | English | |||
2020 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume III - Revision 2020 | English | |||
2019 | Scaling up of Neonatal Transport Service in Sri Lanka | English | |||
2018 | National Guidelines on Post Abortion Care - Second Edition | English | |||
2018 | Micronutrient Supplementation & Preventive Deworming Programme | English | |||
2017 | Pulse oximetry screening for detection of Critical Congenital Heart Diseases in Newborns | English | |||
2017 | Monthly Lactation Management Centre Return PH:1270 | English | |||
2015 | Promotion of Branded Milk Powder within Health Institutions and to the staff of the Ministry of Health | English | |||
2014 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume I | English | |||
2014 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume II | English | |||
2014 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume III | English | |||
2014 | Guidelines for document formats on Neonatal management | English | |||
2014 | Guidelines for Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism | English | |||
2014 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume I | English | |||
2014 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume II | English | |||
2014 | National Guidelines for Newborn Care - Volume III | English | |||
2014 | Pulse Oximetry Screening for detection of Critical Congenital Heart Diseases in Newborns | English | |||
2013 | National Guidelines for Maternal Care - Volume I | English | |||
2013 | National Guidelines for Maternal Care - Volume II | English | |||
2013 | National Guidelines for Maternal Care - Volume III | English | |||
2012 | Building and other guidelines for NICU, SCBU, Mother-Baby Centre, PBU | English | |||
2012 | Building and other Guidelines for NICU, SCBU & Mother Baby Centres | English | |||
2011 | Guidelines for document formats on Neonatal management | English | |||
2005 | Preliminary sketch design for a model Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | English | |||
2005 | Preliminary sketch design for model NICU | English | |||
2004 | Preliminary sketch design for a model Premature Baby Unit | English | |||
2004 | Preliminary sketch design for model Premature Baby Unit | English |
Publications
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Year | Name of the Publication | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
2021 | Breast Feeding Guide - සාර්ථකව මව්කිරි දීම සඳහා අත්වැලක් | Sinhala | ||
2018 | Newborn care in Sri Lanka - A Bottle Neck Analysis | English | ||
2018 | Basic Newborn Care | English | ||
2018 | National Strategic Plan - Maternal and Newborn Health 2017 - 2025 |
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2018 | Basic Newborn Care for the Small Baby | English | ||
2018 | Cost Analysis of Sri Lanka Every Newborn Action Plan to End Preventable Morbidity and Mortality 2017-2020 | English | ||
2017 | Sri Lanka Every Newborn An Action Plan to End Preventable Morbidity and Mortality 2017 - 2020 |
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2015 | Newborn care in Sri Lanka - A Bottle Neck Analysis. | English | ||
2013 | Early Child Developmental Standards | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -1A. Incharge of the Institution | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment -1B. Incharge of the Labour Room | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment -1C. Incharge of the NICU/SCBU | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment -1D. Incharge of the Operating theatre | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment -1E. Incharge of the Ambulance Services | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment - 2A Human Resources | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -2B Maternity ward and Labour room |
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2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -2C Paediactric ward, NICU/SCBU |
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2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -3A. Pharmacy |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -3B. Labor, Delivery & Maternity |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -3C. NICU/SCBU |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -3D. Operating Theatre |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -3E. Laboratory |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -4.1 Summary of Discharges from the Obstetric ward |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -4A. Facility Case Summary from the Maternity Ward |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module - 4B. Facility Case Summary from the NICU/SCBU |
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2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -5A. Head Nurse & the Medical Officer in the Maternity ward |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -5B. Medical Officer in the Maternity ward |
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2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module - 5C. Paediatric Medical Officer |
English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -5D. Checklist for Labour Room |
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2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -5E. Checklist for postnatal ward | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module -6. Partograph review | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Module 7 - Provider knowledge of Maternal & Newborn care | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care need Assessment Module - 8. Cesarean Delivery Record Review | English | ||
2012 | Tally Sheet Data for Indicators | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Central | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Eastern | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - North Central | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - North Western | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Nothern | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Sabaragamuwa | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Southern | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Uva | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Provincial Report - Western | English | ||
2012 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Country Report | English | ||
2012 | Standards for Newborn Care | English | ||
2011 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment -Needs Assessment Survey 2010-2011 | English | ||
2011 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Needs Assessment Survey Summary | English | ||
2011 | Tally Sheet - Data for Indicators | English | ||
2011 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Conducting a review into the last averted maternal death | English | ||
2011 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Maternal Mortality Review | English | ||
2011 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - Perinatal Mortality Conference | English | ||
2011 | Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care needs Assessment - A case of Severe Neonatal Morbidity | English | ||
2011 | Care of Preterm Babies | Sinhala | ||
2010 | National Needs Assessment Survey for Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care | English | ||
2009 | PCPNC Guide (Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, and Newborn Care) | Sinhala |
- Staff
- Functions of the Unit
Head of the Unit


Dr.Himali Herath
Consultant Community Physician
E-mail:himalides@yahoo.com
Other Staff
Dr. Rajika Savanadasa
Dr. K.S Udani
Dr. E. Madurangi Perera
Dr. S.I. Liyanage
Mrs. B.A.D Prabodika
Mrs. Theja Gamage


Dr.Himali Herath
Consultant Community Physician
E-mail:himalides@yahoo.com
Other Staff
Dr. Rajika Savanadasa
Dr. K.S Udani
Dr. E. Madurangi Perera
Dr. S.I. Liyanage
Mrs. B.A.D Prabodika
Mrs. Theja Gamage
- Ensure that Intra natal and Newborn Care is adequately addressed within the MCH/FP policy
- Ensure provision of quality Intra natal and Newborn care to all women and newborns at institutional and field levels
- Ensure implementation of essential service delivery packages on Intra natal Care and Essential and Advanced Newborn Care
- Ensure availability of uniform, updated national evidence-based technical guidance and direction to improve Intra-natal and Newborn Care
- Strengthen the infrastructure for the provision of Intra-natal Care and Basic and Advanced newborn care
- Strengthen supportive services (laboratory, radiology, blood transfusion, high dependency, and intensive care) to improve Intra-natal and Newborn Care
- Improve knowledge, skills, and competencies of health staff on Intra-natal Care and Essential and Advanced newborn care
- Ensure effective implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
- Strengthen collaboration and partnership with all stakeholders working towards improving Intra-natal and Newborn Care at all levels
Family Health Bureau Ministry of Health Sri Lanka. Designed & Developed by Monitoring & Evaluation Unit - Family Health Bureau Ministry of Health Sri Lanka