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the hospital has added a new wing especially for neonates
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For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.
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Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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“Neonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neonate. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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neonate
noun
ne·o·nate
ˈnē-ə-ˌnāt 
: a newborn infant
especially
: an infant less than a month old
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