Neonatologist Neonatologist

Neonatologist - Definition and Overview

Neonatology is a subspecialty of medicine defined as the care of the ill or premature newborn infant. It is a boarded, hospital-based subspecialty of pediatrics. Most neonatal medicine is practiced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The principal patients of neonatologists are newborn infants ill or requiring special medical care because of prematurity, low birth weight (intrauterine growth retardation, or congenital malformations (birth defects).

Example Usage of Neonatologist

EZF_MomBlogers: RT @alexaflotsam: WHERE IS A Neonatologist WHEN YOU NEED ONE?
alexaflotsam: WHERE IS A Neonatologist WHEN YOU NEED ONE?
fukbarbiimadiva: #2010 I wanna focus on my aspiring career as a Neonatologist. I am already in the process. ;)
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