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Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics defined as the care of the ill or premature newborn infant. It is a boarded, hospital-based branch of medicine. Most neonatal medicine is practiced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The principal patients of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or requiring special medical care due to prematurity, low birth weight (intrauterine growth retardation, congenital malformations (birth defects)), sepsis, or birth asphyxia.
Although there were some efforts to care for sick infants in the early 1900s, there was a rapid escalation in the services in the 1960s with the advent of mechanical ventilation of the newborn. This allowed for survival of smaller and smaller newborns. In 2006 newborns as small as 450 grams and as early as 22 weeks gestation have a small chance of survival. Infants weighing 1000 grams and at 27 weeks gestation have an approximate 90-95% chance of survival and the vast majority have normal neurological development.
A neonatologist is a physician practicing neonatology. To become a neonatologist, the physiciain initially receives training as a pediatrician, then completes an additional training called a fellowship (for 3 years in US) in neonatology. Most, but not all neonatologists are board certified in the specialty of Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, and in the sub-specialty of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine also by the American Board of Pediatrics.
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melissa_52u (Julianne Mccabe) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:38:53 -0000
@k8_walsh channeling Dr. Addison Montgomery!! Watching Private Practice before studying for my obstetrics/neonatology final tomorrow! <3
Off to the Neonatology holiday party with my NICU friends. Happy Holidays tonight.
mikeskobba (mike skobba) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:01 -0000
Off to the Neonatology holiday party with my NICU friends. Happy Holidays tonight.
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International Society for Neonatal Screening - Membership details, award winners and meetings calendar.
Intrauterine Infections in Newborns - Explains a computer-assisted screening system based upon morphological examination of the delivered placenta. [ English and Russian ]
Meta Description: [ Компьютерно-экспертный прогноз риска внутриутробных инфекций у новорожденных ]
Neonatal Emergency Transport Service - A medical retrieval service for critically ill newborns, infants and children in New South Wales, Australia. Features contact procedures, clinical details and information on training programmes.
Meta Description: [ Emergency Transport Service for babies, infants and children. ]
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Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Promoting the training of health professionals in this field, with details of courses and qualifications. Manitoba, Canada.
Neonatal Review - Electronic monthly updates on the latest research, best practices, and issues currently under debate, as well as a review of relevant journal literature. Contains continuing medical education assessment.
Neonatal Services in Victoria, Australia - Information on government-funded services, with policy details, reports and publications.
Meta Description: [ Victorian government funded neonatal services web site ]
Neonatology jobs - Neonatology jobs are listed at Physician Employment. You may register to be
automatically updated when new jobs are listed.
Neonatology on the Web - Comprehensive resource including clinical information, literature reviews, and job listings.
Neoweb - Provides a guide to making up infusions in the neonatal nursery, as well as assistance with using a cerebral function monitor.
Newborn Emergency Transport Service - Provides stabilization and transfer of premature and/or sick newborn babies in Victoria, Australia. Includes details of publications, news and employment information.
Newborn Intensive Care Unit Design - Presents the recommended standards endorsed by a consensus conference in the USA and disseminated internationally. Includes details of each standard and a list of contributors.
Swiss Society of Neonatology - Presents a monthly case history, with information on education and research programmes, and a list of published guidelines to download.
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