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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West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell plans to close its labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care units by April 1 for similar reasons.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) said medical staff have gone periods without electricity or water and have been forced to move babies from neonatal intensive incubators after fuel ran out.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) said medical staff have gone periods without electricity or water and have been forced to move babies from neonatal intensive incubators after fuel ran out.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 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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