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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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.
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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
Lucy Letby, the British neonatal nurse found guilty of killing seven infants and attempting to kill six others, was recently interviewed by police in prison.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In the parking lot of First Baptist Church in Swannanoa, on the eastern outskirts of Asheville, Dana Williams, 44, a neonatal ICU nurse from nearby Henderson County, has been volunteering at a makeshift medical clinic providing care to locals.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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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
Lucy Letby, the British neonatal nurse found guilty of killing seven infants and attempting to kill six others, was recently interviewed by police in prison.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In the parking lot of First Baptist Church in Swannanoa, on the eastern outskirts of Asheville, Dana Williams, 44, a neonatal ICU nurse from nearby Henderson County, has been volunteering at a makeshift medical clinic providing care to locals.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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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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