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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Research Medical Center in Kansas City will end its obstetrics program and close its neonatal intensive care unit this fall, hospital leadership announced in a statement this week.
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Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Bom's daughter was delivered at 30 weeks and immediately taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Nashville record label executives and philanthropists Scott and Sandi Borchetta donated $5 million to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt's neonatal intensive care unit.
—Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On Tuesday, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock opened its neonatal intensive care unit, part of a project that has doubled the size of that hospital.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Bom's daughter was delivered at 30 weeks and immediately taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Nashville record label executives and philanthropists Scott and Sandi Borchetta donated $5 million to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt's neonatal intensive care unit.
—Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On Tuesday, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock opened its neonatal intensive care unit, part of a project that has doubled the size of that hospital.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Neonatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neonatal. Accessed 20 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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