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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Her son was born early and had to spend several weeks in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) — but Basnyat said having him by her side gave her the strength and determination to continue her grueling cancer treatment.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
In Georgia, a neonatal intensive care unit colleague who asked not to be named says parents are turning down Tylenol use for premature babies born with a heart condition that has long been successfully treated with the medication.
—Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Those efforts are significant for neonatal care, offering potential to save babies born far earlier than modern neonatal units can currently manage.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In Flint, where a cash aid program for moms and babies first began, a new body of research points to some promising outcomes — a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
In Georgia, a neonatal intensive care unit colleague who asked not to be named says parents are turning down Tylenol use for premature babies born with a heart condition that has long been successfully treated with the medication.
—Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Those efforts are significant for neonatal care, offering potential to save babies born far earlier than modern neonatal units can currently manage.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In Flint, where a cash aid program for moms and babies first began, a new body of research points to some promising outcomes — a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Neonatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neonatal. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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