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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The couple's son Ryder died two days later, while Hunter remained in the neonatal intensive care unit for 109 days.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 June 2025
The hospital closed its obstetrics and neonatal intensive care units in July 2023 because of low patient volume.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Like other countries in the region, maternal and neonatal mortality rates are high, and far too many infants require the special care of the neonatal department at CHUPB.
—Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The music therapist, who worked at North Shore for more than 34 years, was part of a group of employees laid off in February after the hospital unexpectedly closed its critical but costly labor and delivery, neonatal, and behavioral health units to try to slow its financial bleeding.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 June 2025
The hospital closed its obstetrics and neonatal intensive care units in July 2023 because of low patient volume.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Like other countries in the region, maternal and neonatal mortality rates are high, and far too many infants require the special care of the neonatal department at CHUPB.
—Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The music therapist, who worked at North Shore for more than 34 years, was part of a group of employees laid off in February after the hospital unexpectedly closed its critical but costly labor and delivery, neonatal, and behavioral health units to try to slow its financial bleeding.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neonatal
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“Neonatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neonatal. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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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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