Respiratory Control and Disorders in the Newborn

Oommen P. Mathew

Respiratory control in the newly born infant - comparative physiology and clinical disorders; gasping and autoresuscitation; ontogeny of upper and lower airway innervation; chemical control of breathing from the foetus through the newborn period; upper airway muscle control during development; developmental trend of sleep characteristics in premature and full-term newborns; metabolic and ventilatory interaction in the newborn; respiratory control disorders - an overview; cardiorespiratory monitoring in the NICU; periodic breathing.