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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In the quiet hush of the neonatal intensive care unit at Shahjahanpur Medical College, the only constant sound was the monotone of the heart monitor, its low hum keeping watch over the baby sleeping inside the sterile incubator.
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The new maternity ward, which was filled to the brim with boxes when the county took over operations, has six delivery rooms, 13 post-delivery rooms, four triage rooms and a six-bed neonatal intensive care unit.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
After 21 days of receiving medical care in the neonatal intensive care unit, which involved a procedure to help the healing process, Adler was well enough for his parents to take him home.
—Sarah Title, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Researchers found a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The new maternity ward, which was filled to the brim with boxes when the county took over operations, has six delivery rooms, 13 post-delivery rooms, four triage rooms and a six-bed neonatal intensive care unit.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
After 21 days of receiving medical care in the neonatal intensive care unit, which involved a procedure to help the healing process, Adler was well enough for his parents to take him home.
—Sarah Title, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Researchers found a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neonatal
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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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