Oxford Textbook of the Newborn : A Cultural and Medical HistoryPages: 464, Specialty: Pediatrics, Publisher: Oxford University Press, Publication Year: 2021, Cover: Hardback, Dimensions: 229x284x24mm Well into the 20th century, one in four newborns failed to survive their first year of life. It was after World War II that medicine "discovered" the newborn as a human being entitled to medical treatment and prioritised care. Since its definition by Alexander Schaffer in 1960, neonatology has evolved into a mature,