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 neonatal intensive care unit, nutrition is our most powerful healing tool.
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Alexander Crider, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
After delivery, if a baby needs to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), The Women’s Hospital is fully equipped to care for premature and medically fragile infants in our 24/7 dedicated, on-site level III Irma Feldcamp NICU.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
One mom is using her difficult experience in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to help others enduring similar situations.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Winning the ‘hospital war’ Behind their warm-and-fuzzy marketing, industry giants Abbott, maker of Similac products, and Mead Johnson, maker of the Enfamil line, have turned neonatal intensive care units into arenas of brutal competition.
—David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Alexander Crider, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
After delivery, if a baby needs to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), The Women’s Hospital is fully equipped to care for premature and medically fragile infants in our 24/7 dedicated, on-site level III Irma Feldcamp NICU.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
One mom is using her difficult experience in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to help others enduring similar situations.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Winning the ‘hospital war’ Behind their warm-and-fuzzy marketing, industry giants Abbott, maker of Similac products, and Mead Johnson, maker of the Enfamil line, have turned neonatal intensive care units into arenas of brutal competition.
—David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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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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