what is neonatology
Neonatology is the medical specialty of taking care of newborn babies, sick babies, and premature babies. The word neonatology is stuck together from several root words and basically means science of the newborn -- neo = new, natal = birth, ology = science of. A neonatologist is a doctor that specializes in the field of neonatology. So... Neonatologist is basically a fancy technical term for baby doctor..