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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When baby’s first Valentine’s Day has to happen in the neonatal intensive care unit, hospital staff bring the red and pink hearts and cupids bedside so parents don’t miss out on a holiday photo shoot with their little loves.
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Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
The building will add another 37 beds to Cook Children’s neonatal intensive care unit, where Cook Children’s providers care for newborns in need of intensive care.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
The trial of Lucy Letby made headlines around the world due to the sheer horror and scale of the crimes for which she was convicted, but some believe the neonatal nurse is innocent and the victim of a miscarriage of justice.
—Ian Leonard, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Letby, 35, is serving multiple life sentences with no chance of release after being convicted of murder and attempted murder while working as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwestern England between June 2015 and June 2016.
—Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
The building will add another 37 beds to Cook Children’s neonatal intensive care unit, where Cook Children’s providers care for newborns in need of intensive care.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
The trial of Lucy Letby made headlines around the world due to the sheer horror and scale of the crimes for which she was convicted, but some believe the neonatal nurse is innocent and the victim of a miscarriage of justice.
—Ian Leonard, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Letby, 35, is serving multiple life sentences with no chance of release after being convicted of murder and attempted murder while working as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwestern England between June 2015 and June 2016.
—Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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 26 Feb. 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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