Table 1.

An overview of the OUs involved in the Focus Group research

Obstetric Unit	Range of births per annum	Neonatal care facilitiesa	Number of delivery beds	Number of OHDC rooms
H	1500–1900	Special Care Unit (SCU)	5	0
I	4000–4500	Local Neonatal Unit (LNU)	9	0, but OHDC equipment available and taken to the bedside
J	Approximately 5000	Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)	10	1

^aUK SCUs provide care for neonates who require additional care and possibly some high dependency care, usually around or after 32 weeks gestation. LNUs provide high dependency / short-term intensive care for neonates born around 28–32 weeks gestation. Neonatal intensive care units admit the sickest and most preterm neonates