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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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 18 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
But it's also associated with risks during pregnancy, including preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, premature birth and neonatal hypoglycemia.
—New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2025
Danielle Price spent the first five months of her life in a neonatal intensive care unit, and her brother, Devon, the first seven months.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Neonatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neonatal. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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