neonatology
Infant care specialty
Neonatology is the branch of medicine focused on the care of newborn infants, particularly those who are premature, critically ill, or have birth defects.
Specialists in this field, called neonatologists, typically work in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), managing conditions like respiratory distress, infections, and developmental complications during the first weeks of life.
The hospital's neonatology department saved countless preemies last year.
Intensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- phototherapyHealing through light exposure
surfactant · intubation · thermoregulation · oxygenation · bilirubin · jaundice · hypothermia · suctioning
Before expected arrival
- prematureOccurring before expected
- micropreemieBaby under 1.75 pounds
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- prematurityState of being underdeveloped
newborn · infant · LGA · twins · multiples · congenital · hypoxia · anoxia
High-risk pregnancy specialty
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
pulmonology · genetics · surgery · radiology · pathology · pharmacology · immunology · anesthesiology
Conveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- maternityState of being pregnant
postpartum · birth · perinatology · cesarean · transition
Of the unborn
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- intrauterineWithin the uterus
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- organogenesisEmbryonic tissue becoming structures
maturation · growth · differentiation · viability · congenital · genetics · epigenetics · morphogenesis
NICU
Intensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
phototherapy · surfactant · intubation · thermoregulation · oxygenation · bilirubin · jaundice · hypothermia · suctioning · cardiopulmonary
preterm
Before expected arrival
- prematureOccurring before expected
- micropreemieBaby under 1.75 pounds
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
prematurity · newborn · infant · LGA · twins · multiples · congenital · hypoxia · anoxia
perinatology
High-risk pregnancy specialty
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
neurology · pulmonology · genetics · surgery · radiology · pathology · pharmacology · immunology · anesthesiology · nursing
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
maternity · postpartum · birth · perinatology · cesarean · transition
fetal
Of the unborn
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- intrauterineWithin the uterus
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
organogenesis · maturation · growth · differentiation · viability · congenital · genetics · epigenetics · morphogenesis · neurodevelopment
- pediatricspediatrician, pediatricians, pediatrics, pediatric care, well-child visit
- lifespan medicinepediatrics, geriatrics, gerontology, infant care, senior care
- medical specialtiescardiology, neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology
- medical trainingmedical residency, medical schools, internal medicine, CPR, anatomical model
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
neonatologygeriatrics
Medicine for the elderly
geriatric medicine · gerontology · thanatology · elder care · aged care