33^rd Neonatology and Primary Care Congress

Neonatal Care

Neonatal care is the type of care a baby born premature or sick receives in a neonatal unit.Units are a part of hospitals which provide care for babies who are born prematurely (before 37 weeks’ gestation), with a medical condition which needs treatment, or at a low birth weight. The word ‘neonatal’ means newborn, or the first 28 days of life.