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Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics
that comprises the medical care of newborn infants, particularly the ill
or
premature newborn. Being a hospital-based specialty, it is provided in
neonatal intensive care unit. The principal
patients are newborn infants who are ill or need special medical care
due to prematurity, intrauterine growth
restriction, low birth weight, or birth defects.
The following care is provided:
- Diagnose and treat newborns with conditions such as breathing disorders, infections, and birth defects.
- Coordinate care and medically manage newborns born premature, critically ill, or in need of surgery.
- Ensure critically ill newborns receive proper nutrition for healing and growth.
- Stabilize and treat newborns with any life-threatening medical problems.
- Consult with obstetricians, pediatricians, and family physicians about conditions affecting newborn infants.
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