neonatal
adjective
neo·na·tal
ˌnē-ō-ˈnā-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonatal mortality
neonatal intensive care unit
Examples of neonatal in a Sentence
a neonatal intensive care unit
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Generally, breastfeeding is recommended for infants in high-risk situations, especially for premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
Born two months early and weighing less than four pounds, Chance spent all his days under close medical supervision in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) near his family's home in Southern Illinois.
—James Hill, ABC News, 7 July 2024
The jury agreed the former nurse then stood by the baby girl’s incubator at the neonatal unit and watched her blood oxygen levels drop without intervening.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Study offers clues How to help an anxious child with bedtime
Warner said her child’s bedtime anxiety may have been caused by the major changes that happened when her youngest daughter was in the neonatal intensive care unit for three months.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 June 2024
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Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
Born two months early and weighing less than four pounds, Chance spent all his days under close medical supervision in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) near his family's home in Southern Illinois.
—James Hill, ABC News, 7 July 2024
The jury agreed the former nurse then stood by the baby girl’s incubator at the neonatal unit and watched her blood oxygen levels drop without intervening.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Study offers clues How to help an anxious child with bedtime
Warner said her child’s bedtime anxiety may have been caused by the major changes that happened when her youngest daughter was in the neonatal intensive care unit for three months.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 June 2024
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neonatal
adjective
neo·na·tal
ˌnē-ō-ˈnāt-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonatal jaundice
neonatal death
compare prenatal, intranatal, postnatal
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