title: Fifty years in neonatology.
abstract: Neonatology, the care and study of newborn infants, is a 'young' specialty. Over the last 50 years, there have been many advances in the way that neonatologists care for newborn infants, particularly those born preterm, leading to dramatic improvements in mortality. To illustrate these advances, we describe four eras in neonatology from the point of view of the junior hospital doctor.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Services and Newborn Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Brett J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Manley
authors.forename: Lex W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D009359:Neonatology / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D009520:New Zealand; D014481:United States
keywords: history of medicine; infant; neonatology; premature