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neonatal
[ nee-oh-neyt-l ]
adjective
- of or relating to newborn children.
neonatal
/ ˌԾːəʊˈԱɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to newborn children, esp in the first week of life and up to four weeks old
Derived Forms
- ˌԱˈԲٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Աo·Բt· adverb
- Dzn··Բt adjective
Example Sentences
She worked in geriatrics previously, but is interested in exploring work in a birthing or neonatal unit.
In the neonatal intensive care unit, parents are not only dealing with the day-to-day medical reality, but they’re also “grieving the imagined baby — the baby you thought you were going to have,” Lakatos said.
A new right for additional time off work has also come into force for thousands of families whose babies need to be cared for in neonatal units.
The Republican Party has fought tooth-and-nail against neonatal care, subsidized child care and guaranteed maternity leave, policies embedded in law in most developed countries.
The newborn spent six weeks in the neonatal ward.
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More About Neonatal
doesneonatal mean?
Neonatal is an adjective used to describe things related to newborn babies and their care.
Neonatal is a technical term used in the context of medicine and healthcare. You’re most likely to see it used in terms like neonatal unit, neonatal care, and neonatal nurse, and in the names of certain medical conditions that affect newborns. Its noun form, neonate, is another word for a newborn.
Example: My sister is a neonatal nurse who specializes in caring for newborns with certain health problems.
Where doesneonatal come from?
The first records of neonatal come from around 1900. It’s formed from the prefix neo-, meaning “new,” and natal, which means “relating to birth.”
So how newly born does a newborn have to be to be involved with things labeled neonatal? Definitions vary, but the term typically refers to the first 28 days (four weeks) of life, and is often especially used to refer to the first week. The neonatal period is a very vulnerable and rapidly changing time in a baby’s life, when they will undergo daily changes. Neonatal nurses and other practitioners specialize in the care of infants during this important period for growth and development.
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are some other forms related to neonatal?
- neonatally (adverb)
- postneonatal (adjective)
are some synonyms for neonatal?
- newborn (when used as an adjective)
are some words that share a root or word element with neonatal?
are some words that often get used in discussing neonatal?
How isneonatal used in real life?
Neonatal is a technical term that’s typically used by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. In everyday conversation, most people just use the term newborn.
In the sweltering neonatal ward of Togo’s largest hospital, only one nurse was on duty to attend to the two dozen infants with life-threatening conditions. Mothers were imploring friends and family for loans to buy basic medical supplies
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld)
Would highly reccomend this book by . Fascinating and informative read about the history of fetal/ neonatal medicine and insight into the lifesaving care that enables life for thousands of babies who 20 years ago would not have survived.
— SWNeonatal (@swneonatal)
People in our neighborhood applauded my sister this week for the job she does – she is a neonatal nurse.
— 🌸Jess (@EDucating_jess)
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Is neonatal used correctly in the following sentence?
Children who are more than two years old are treated in the neonatal ward.
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