Back طب حديثي الولادة Arabic Neontalogiya Azerbaijani Неанаталогія Byelorussian Нэанаталёгія BE-X-OLD Неонатология Bulgarian Neonatologija BS Neonatologie Czech Neonatologie German Neonatología Spanish Neonatoloogia Estonian
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| Occupation | |
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| Names | Doctor, Medical Specialist |
Occupation type | Specialty |
Activity sectors | Pediatrics (medicine) |
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Education required |
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Fields of employment | Hospitals, Clinics |
Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The principal patients of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or require special medical care due to prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital malformations (birth defects), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia, or birth asphyxia.