Neonatology

n. study of newborn babies (Medicine)

Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually 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.
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Neonatology /neo·na·tol·o·gy/ the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the newborn. ne·o·na·tol·o·gy n. [more]Neonatology - Community and Resources

Noun
1. that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates
(hypernym) pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine

The art and science of caring medically for the newborn.