What Is A Neonate?

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2015

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Question : Hi i have my medical records but I dont understand them and what is a neonate and why are they talking about an umbilical cord.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Neonate is a baby aged lessthan 28 days

Detailed Answer:
Hi....

1. Neonate is a baby aged less than 28 days by definition.

2. They are talking about umbilical cord because they have given the ranges for umbilical cord blood sample also separately.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar