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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The father of a Virginia toddler who suffered a mysterious bone fracture as a newborn in a Richmond hospital's neonatal intensive care unit says the victims all shared one common trait, even as a motive remains unclear.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
According to Henrico Police, the investigation into the injuring of these babies at the hospital initially began when police were made aware of an internal investigation involving the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Amari spent nearly the first five months of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit in Tennessee.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
The twins, who were about six weeks premature, were sent to the neonatal intensive care unit to get stronger, said Hughes’ father, Brian Hodson.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
According to Henrico Police, the investigation into the injuring of these babies at the hospital initially began when police were made aware of an internal investigation involving the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Amari spent nearly the first five months of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit in Tennessee.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
The twins, who were about six weeks premature, were sent to the neonatal intensive care unit to get stronger, said Hughes’ father, Brian Hodson.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 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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