neonate
Just-arrived baby
A neonate is a newborn infant, specifically one in the first four weeks of life.
The term is primarily medical: The neonate was transferred to intensive care.
Neonatal refers to this period: neonatal screening, neonatal mortality rates.
Outside clinical contexts, people simply say newborn or baby.
Intensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- phototherapyHealing through light exposure
fontanelle · meconium · umbilical · ventilator · sepsis · apnea · preterm · cyanosis
Infant cranial membrane gap
- vernixProtective fetal skin coating
- lanugoPrenatal body hair
- umbilical stumpLeftover after cord clamping
- soft spotEmotional vulnerability or fondness
birth weight · head circumference · flexion · mottling · molding · caput · startle · rooting
Infant just delivered
- birthComing into the world
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- firstbornFirst child born
- nascentBeginning to develop
emergence · new life · delivery · postpartum · early days · first breath
Wrapping babies snugly
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- formulaFixed method or notation
burping · diapering · bathing · skin-to-skin · rooting · latching · colostrum · feeding
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- dependentRequiring outside support
- helplessUnable to act independently
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
immature · defenseless · susceptible · tender · precarious · undeveloped · at-risk · exposed
NICU
Intensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
phototherapy · fontanelle · meconium · umbilical · ventilator · sepsis · apnea · preterm · cyanosis · hypotonia
fontanelle
Infant cranial membrane gap
- vernixProtective fetal skin coating
- lanugoPrenatal body hair
- umbilical stumpLeftover after cord clamping
soft spot · birth weight · head circumference · flexion · mottling · molding · caput · startle · rooting · sucking
newborn
Infant just delivered
nascent · emergence · new life · delivery · postpartum · early days · first breath
swaddling
Wrapping babies snugly
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
formula · burping · diapering · bathing · skin-to-skin · rooting · latching · colostrum · feeding · soothing
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- dependentRequiring outside support
- helplessUnable to act independently
sensitive · immature · defenseless · susceptible · tender · precarious · undeveloped · at-risk · exposed · unprotected
- childrenkids, toddler, baby, infant, youngster
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
- babiesbaby, infant, newborn, babe, tot
- baby animalspuppy, kitten, chick, chicks, duckling
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- neonatal careMedical support for newborns
- neonatal unitIntensive care for newborns
- neonatal nurseHealthcare provider for newborns
- neonatal intensive careMedical support for newborns
- neonatal jaundiceYellowing in newborn infants
- neonatal screeningMedical tests for newborns