Neonatology is a medical subspecialty of pediatrics that offer medical care to newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. Neonatologists focus on the care of newborn infants during the neonatal period and offer special medical care to those infants who are ill or low birth weight, congenital malformations, intrauterine growth restriction, (birth defects), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia or birth asphyxia.
According to the special issue of “Modern Healthcare” The average pediatrician salary ranges from $161,000 to $229,000, but the average salary for a neonatologist is about $225,000 to $310,000.
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