Postnatal vs Neonatal - What's the difference?
postnatal | neonatal |
(of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
(proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth
Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.
Neonatal is a related term of postnatal.
As adjectives the difference between postnatal and neonatal
is that postnatal is of a baby after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth while neonatal is of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.postnatal
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Adjective
(-)Usage notes
In careful usage postnatal' refers to the baby, after ''being'' born, while the mother, after ''giving birth,'' is referred to as postpartum. In casual usage ' postnatal may be used for both.Synonyms
* (give birth) postpartumAntonyms
* prenatal * (be born) postpartumReferences
neonatal
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Alternative forms
* neo-natalAdjective
(-)- The baby was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit.