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The Neonatal Period. Medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing farlex 2012. The neonatal period is a transition phase critical to the adaptation to extrauterine life. The neonatal period extends from birth through the first month of life. During this time the newborn undergoes physiological and anatomical changes as it adapts to his or her new environment.
Excluding humans the neonatal period fluxuates between species for example in dogs the neonatal period lasts from 12 to 14 days whereas in rats it is up to 21 days. The neonatal period is a transition phase critical to the adaptation to extrauterine life. Describes the period of time following the birth of a child up to 1 month of age where they become an infant. The significant morphological and functional changes that begin in the late prenatal period and continue in the neonatal period prepare the adrenal cortex for its essential postnatal roles and ensure its autonomy once the placenta is separated. The neonatal period extends from birth through the first month of life. Medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing farlex 2012.
During this time the newborn undergoes physiological and anatomical changes as it adapts to his or her new environment.
Describes the period of time following the birth of a child up to 1 month of age where they become an infant. Describes the period of time following the birth of a child up to 1 month of age where they become an infant. Medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing farlex 2012. The neonatal period extends from birth through the first month of life. Nē ō nā tăl pēr ē ŏd the time elapsed between birth and 28 days of age. The neonatal period is a transition phase critical to the adaptation to extrauterine life.