neonatal

[ nee-oh-neyt-l ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

neonatal

/ ˌniːəʊˈneɪtəl /

of or relating to newborn children, esp in the first week of life and up to four weeks old

First recorded in 1900–05; neo- + natal

“This morning we have had seven power cuts,” said Dr. Ahma al Moudi in the neonatal intensive care unit.

The Neonatal clinic for outpatients is relatively quiet compared to the maternity ward.

The most recent Weill Cornell study found the risk of neonatal mortality to be about 1.2 per 1,000 births.

Premature infants in neonatal intensive care are at high risk for infection.

Karen Santorum was a neonatal intensive care nurse for nine years, caring for the most fragile newborns.

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