Neonatal-perinatal medicine deals with the diseases and disorders of the newborn. Perinatal refers to the time just before and just after birth, while neonatal refers to the time after the baby is born. A neonatal-perinatal physician has special training, knowledge and skills to treat illness and premature birth of infants. The neonatal or perinatal physician specialist may be a pediatrician, and may consult with an obstetrician to help with a patient who has a higher-than-normal risk for pregnancy complications. The neonatal physician’s level of expertise is in patient care and improving the health of newborns.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 75 practicing neonatal-perinatal medicine doctors. Broken out by city, neonatal-perinatal medicine doctor density in Bloomfield is 2, in Bridgeport is 7, in Danbury is 4, in Fairfield is 1, in Farmington is 16, in Greenwich is 3, in Guilford is 2, in Hartford is 14, in Huntington is 1, in Manchester is 4, in Middletown is 1, in Milford is 1, in Mystic is 4, in New Britain is 4, in New Haven is 19, in New London is 4, in Norwalk is 6, in Old Saybrook is 4, in Putnam is 1, in Ridgefield is 1, in Rocky Hill is 2, in Sharon is 1, in Shelton is 1, in Southbury is 3, in Stamford is 4, in Stratford is 1, in Trumbull is 1, in Vernon Rockville is 1, in Waterbury is 6, in West Hartford is 5, in Westport is 1, and in Woodbridge is 1.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.