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
neonatally
ˌnē-ō-ˈnā-tᵊl-ē
adverb 
Example Sentences
a neonatal intensive care unit
Recent Examples on the Web No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. 
Peggy Drexler, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022 Phase one added a seven-story hospital tower in Rogers used for neonatal care, the McMillon Family Heart Unit and additional pediatric care. Arkansas Online, 19 July 2022 One is the state of neonatal care at a particular point in time. New York Times, 24 June 2022 Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla houses the hospital’s Level III neonatal intensive care unit, which offers the second-highest level of intensive care for newborns. Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 The infant spent over 100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit, but was home int time for Chopra's first Mother's Day as a mom. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Her twins, daughter Sky and son Storm were born four weeks premature on April 10th, and spent almost two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 Born seven weeks premature in March 2020, Chmiel’s daughter spent her first 19 days of life in pandemic lockdown in a neonatal intensive care unit. Karen Brooks Harper, San Antonio Express-News, 11 July 2022 Her babies spent nearly two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Fox News, 30 June 2022 See More
Peggy Drexler, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022 Phase one added a seven-story hospital tower in Rogers used for neonatal care, the McMillon Family Heart Unit and additional pediatric care. Arkansas Online, 19 July 2022 One is the state of neonatal care at a particular point in time. New York Times, 24 June 2022 Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla houses the hospital’s Level III neonatal intensive care unit, which offers the second-highest level of intensive care for newborns. Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 The infant spent over 100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit, but was home int time for Chopra's first Mother's Day as a mom. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Her twins, daughter Sky and son Storm were born four weeks premature on April 10th, and spent almost two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 Born seven weeks premature in March 2020, Chmiel’s daughter spent her first 19 days of life in pandemic lockdown in a neonatal intensive care unit. Karen Brooks Harper, San Antonio Express-News, 11 July 2022 Her babies spent nearly two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Fox News, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin neonatus neonate + -al entry 1
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
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