A neonatológia technikai fejlődésének története

Abstract

The science of neonatology started its proper development in the 1960s with technological advances in providing care for premature neonates. Parallel, the expansion of professional knowledge about prematurity gave hope for babies regarded earlier as ‘by-products’ of obstetrical wards. Through a number of technological achievements and an understanding of the pathophysiology of neonates, the survival of premature and sick babies became business as usual instead of being exceptional. This study provides insight into this complex development in specific fields simultaneously