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ISBN/EAN: 9781468423181
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: XXIV, 851 S.
Einband: kartoniertes Buch

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Living Nature, not dull Art Shall plan my ways and rule my heart -Cardinal Newman Nature and Art 1868 One of the ineluctable consequences of growth in any field of science is that subjects of inquiry once established tend to give birth to subsubjects and that the subsubjects once established will in time undergo further mitotic division. Not so many years ago, problems surrounding the ietus and newly born infant lay in a realm almost to be described as a "no-man's land." Obstetricians properly gave major consideration to understanding and learning about processes and disorders concerned with maternal health and safety. The welfare of the infant was regarded as of secondary importance. Pediatricians on their part hesitated to invade the nursery, a sanctum regarded as belonging to the domain of the accoucheur. And the pathologist, enveloped in the mysteries of life and death in the adult, found scant tim~ for the neonate and the placenta.

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InhaltsangabeI: Growth and Physiologic Changes at Birth.- 1: Intrauterine Growth.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Growth and Maturation.- 3. Components of Fetal Growth.- 4. The Placenta.- 5. Perinatal Mortality in Relation to Fetal Growth and Maturation.- 6. References.- 2: The Placenta: An Overview.- 1. Introduction.- 2. "Growth and Development" of the Placenta.- 3. Placental Metabolism.- 4. Endocrine Functions.- 5. Immunologic Functions.- 6. Placental Transport.- 7. The Fetal "Parasite".- 8. Maternal-Placental-Fetal Interaction.- 9. References.- 3: Maturation, Adaptation, and Tolerance.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Maturation.- 3. Adaptation.- 4. Stimulation.- 5. Birth Stress and Tolerance.- 6. Perspectives.- 7. References.- 4: Postnatal Growth.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Velocity.- 3. Length.- 4. Body Weight.- 5. Other Patterns.- 6. Norms.- 7. The Infant of Low Birth Weight (ILB).- 8. Addendum: Normative Growth Data References.- 9. References.- 5: The Skeleton.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Weight of the Total Osseous Skeleton in Relation to Age.- 3. Length of Long Limb Bones.- 4. Density of Long Limb Bones.- 5. Percentage Ash Weight of the Total Skeleton and Its Parts.- 6. Conclusions.- 7. References.- II: Respiration, Circulation, and Blood.- 6: Respiration and the Respiratory System.- 1. Fetal Respiration.- 2. Development of the Fetal Respiratory System.- 3. Initiation of Respiration at Birth.- 4. Maintenance of Breathing after Birth.- 5. References.- 7: Lung Maturity and Pulmonary Phospholipid Metabolism.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Substrate Utilization in the Lung.- 3. Phospholipid Composition.- 4. The Choline Pathway.- 5. The Methylation Pathway.- 6. The Lysolecithin Pathway.- 7. Phosphatidylglycerol.- 8. Enzymatic Regulation.- 9. Clinical Considerations.- 10. Glucocorticosteroids and Fetal Lung Metabolism.- 11. Questions and Perspectives.- 12. References.- 8: The Fetal Circulation and Its Alteration at Birth.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fetal Circulation.- 3. Neonatal Circulation.- 4. Conclusion.- 5. References.- 9: Blood Volume.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Blood Volume in the Pregnant Woman.- 3. Circulatory Alterations in the Placenta.- 4. Placental Transfusion.- 5. Blood Volume in Newly Born Infants.- 6. Special Clinical Considerations.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- 10: Formed Elements of Human Blood.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Development of Blood Cells in the Fetus.- 3. Erythrocytes.- 4. Leukocytes.- 5. Platelets.- 6. References.- 11: The Hemoglobins.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Hematopoiesis in the Human Embryo and Fetus.- 3. Hemoglobin-Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects.- 4. Hemoglobin Types in Man.- 5. Ontogeny of Human Hemoglobin.- 6. Future Outlook.- 7. References.- 12: Respiratory Gas Transport Characteristics of Blood and Hemoglobin.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Oxygen Transport.- 3. Carbon Dioxide Transport.- 4. References.- 13: Blood Coagulation Factors and Fibrinolysis.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Current Concepts of the Mechanism of Hemostasis.- 3. Coagulation Factors and Fibrinolysis in the Fetus.- 4. Coagulation Factors and Fibrinolysis in the Premature Infant.- 5. Coagulation Factors and Fibrinolysis in the Full-Term Newborn.- 6. Transitory Deficiencies of the Coagulation Factors in the Newborn.- 7. Hereditary Deficiencies of the Coagulation Factors.- 8. References.- 14: Maturation of Cellular and Humoral Immunity.- 1. Introduction: Antibody-Mediated Immunity and Cell-Mediated Immunity.- 2. Identification of T and B Lymphocytes.- 3. Development of T and B Lymphocytes in the Fetus.- 4. Human Immunoglobulins.- 5. Immunoglobulins in Pregnant Women.- 6. Immunoglobulins in Fetal Blood.- 7. Development of the Postnatal Immunoglobulin Pattern.- 8. Immunoparalysis and Immune Tolerance.- 9. References.- III: Metabolism.- 15: Digestion and Absorption.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Structural Development of the Digestive Tract.- 3. Motility of the Digestive Tract.- 4. Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates.- 5. Digestion and Absorption of Protein.- 6. Digestion and Absorption of Lipids.- 7.