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
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a neonatal intensive care unit
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Listeriosis is typically transmitted as a foodborne illness, although fetal and neonatal infections of listeriosis are typically passed during pregnancy, per the CDC.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
More specifically, taking methadone or Suboxone during pregnancy can cause neonatal abstinence syndrome.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
The damage meant that some hospitals in the area—including one with a large neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)—were temporarily cut off from public water.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
These negative cognitive outcomes become visible as early as 18 months of age, adds Yao Wu, a fetal and neonatal brain image specialist at Children’s National Hospital.
—Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
More specifically, taking methadone or Suboxone during pregnancy can cause neonatal abstinence syndrome.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
The damage meant that some hospitals in the area—including one with a large neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)—were temporarily cut off from public water.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
These negative cognitive outcomes become visible as early as 18 months of age, adds Yao Wu, a fetal and neonatal brain image specialist at Children’s National Hospital.
—Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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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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