neonatal

[ nee-oh-neyt-l ]

adjective

1. of or relating to newborn children.

neonatal

/ ˌniːəʊˈneɪtəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to newborn children, esp in the first week of life and up to four weeks old

Derived Forms

• ˌneoˈnatally, adverb

Other Words From

• neo·natal·ly adverb
• postne·o·natal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neonatal¹

First recorded in 1900–05; neo- + natal

Example Sentences

Prof Neena Modi, professor of neonatal medicine at Imperial College London, said: "This will disadvantage groups such as women who are sensitive to gluten, eat rice in preference to bread, and products made from wholemeal flour - excluding them and their babies from benefiting, and thus adding to the considerable health inequities that already exist in the UK."

From BBC

“As time has gone on, we see more of an association with cannabis use in pregnancy and certain birth outcomes in particular, like admission to the neonatal care intensive care unit,” said Dr. Mishka Terplan, an OB-GYN and addiction medicine doctor at the Friends Research Institute.

From Salon

These include a report on the killing, detention and torture of health care workers released this month by Healthcare Workers Watch, a correspondence published last week in the Lancet documenting a surge in preventable maternal and neonatal deaths in Gaza, and a new report from the U.N.

From Salon

Union representative Hayley Griffiths became friends with Letby when the nurse was moved off the neonatal unit and given office duties in 2016 after doctors raised concerns that she might have been harming babies.

From BBC

The inquiry was also shown a letter that Letby’s parents - John and Susan Letby - sent to trust executives following the outcome of a grievance complaint that Letby submitted over her removal from the neonatal unit.

From BBC