Perinatal Physiology

I: Growth and Physiologic Changes at Birth.- 1: Intrauterine Growth.- 2: The Placenta: An Overview.- 3: Maturation, Adaptation, and Tolerance.- 4: Postnatal Growth.- 5: The Skeleton.- II: Respiration, Circulation, and Blood.- 6: Respiration and the Respiratory System.- 7: Lung Maturity and Pulmonary Phospholipid Metabolism.- 8: The Fetal Circulation and Its Alteration at Birth.- 9: Blood Volume.- 10: Formed Elements of Human Blood.- 11: The Hemoglobins.- 12: Respiratory Gas Transport Characteristics of Blood and Hemoglobin.- 13: Blood Coagulation Factors and Fibrinolysis.- 14: Maturation of Cellular and Humoral Immunity.- III: Metabolism.- 15: Digestion and Absorption.- 16: Nutrition of the Newborn.- 17: Carbohydrate Metabolism and the Regulation of Blood Glucose.- 18: Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism.- 19: Lipids.- 20: Functions and Metabolism of Trace Elements.- 21: Heat Production and Temperature Regulation.- 22: Liver Enzymes.- 23: Bilirubin Metabolism.- 24: Development of the Ornithine-Urea Cycle.- 25: Hepatic Drug Metabolism.- IV: Body Fluids and Renal Function.- 26: Electrolyte and Water Metabolism.- 27: The Kidney.- 28: Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism.- V: The Neuromuscular System.- 29: Physiology and Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System.- 30: Function of the Nervous System During Prenatal Life.- 31: Neonatal Brain Mechanisms and the Development of Motor Behavior.- 32: Biochemistry of Muscle Development.- 33: The Autonomic Nervous System.- 34: The Visual System.- 35: The Auditory Response.- 36: Morphological and Functional Development of the Skin.- VI: The Endocrine System.- 37: Steroid Hormone Formation and Metabolism.- 38: The Anterior Lobe of the Hypophysis.- 39: Insulin and Glucagon.- 40: Thyroid Hormones.