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The Rise of Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
Basic Science to Clinical Care
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During the mid- to late-twentieth century, study of the physiology of the developing fetus and newborn infant evolved rapidly to become a major discipline in the biomedical sciences. Initially of interest from a standpoint of function of the placenta and oxygenation of the fetus, the field advanced to explore both normal functional mechanisms as well as pathophysiologic aspects of their regulation. Examples include studying the role and regulation of circulatory vascular anatomic shunts in oxygenation, cardiac function, certain aspects of asphyxia in the fetus and newborn infant, the role of fetal “breathing” movements, cyclic electroencephalographic activity, and analysis of electronic monitoring of fetal heart rate variability and its significance.

Included in this book are reminisces of several dozen individuals who played a vital role in these developments. Overall, this survey considers a number of aspects of the development of the science of fetal and neonatal physiology, and its role in the greatly improved care of pregnant women and their newborn infants.

This book is published on behalf of the American Physiological Society by Springer. Access to APS books published with Springer is free to APS members.


Feature:

Constitutes a definitive history of an important field of physiology, that which concerns the developing fetus and newborn infant

Addresses the contributions of basic scientists and physiologists to clinical problems of prematurity, such as the causes of premature labor, respiratory distress syndrome, retinopathy of prematurity, and thermoregulation

Includes contributions from over 40 leading scientists in this field


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During the mid- to late-twentieth century, study of the physiology of the developing fetus and newborn infant evolved rapidly to become a major discipline in the biomedical sciences. Initially of interest from a standpoint of function of the placenta and oxygenation of the fetus, the field advanced to explore both normal functional mechanisms as well as pathophysiologic aspects of their regulation. Examples include studying the role and regulation of circulatory vascular anatomic shunts in oxygenation, cardiac function, certain aspects of asphyxia in the fetus and newborn infant, the role of fetal “breathing” movements, cyclic electroencephalographic activity, and analysis of electronic monitoring of fetal heart rate variability and its significance.

Included in this book are reminisces of several dozen individuals who played a vital role in these developments. Overall, this survey considers a number of aspects of the development of the science of fetal and neonatal physiology, and its role in the greatly improved care of pregnant women and their newborn infants.


Contents:

Introduction.- A Scientific Genealogy: The Development of  Fetal-Neonatal Research.- Oxford and the Development of Physiology, with Notes on the Nuffield Institute.- Geoffrey S. Dawes: A Life in Science.- Dawes and Fetal Asphyxia: The Primate Colony in Puerto Rico.- Dawes, the Pulmonary Vasculature and his Foetal and Neonatal Physiology.- Embryology and Early Developmental Physiology.- Some Aspects of the Physiology of the Placenta.- Governmental Support of Research in Fetal and Newborn Physiology.- Fetal-Neonatal Growth and Metabolism.- Epigenetics and the Fetal Origins of Adult Heath and Disease.- Related Developments in Fetal and Neonatal Endocrinology.- Further Developments in Fetal and Neonatal Physiology.- Some Clinical Aspects of Developmental Physiology.- Bioethical Issues in Research on the Fetus and Newborn Infant.- Textbooks, Monographs and other Volumes on Fetal and Newborn Physiology.- Dawes and Fetal “Breathing” in the 1970s, and Fetal Heart Rate Analysis in the 1980s and early 1990s.- Dawes’ Contributions to Symposia and a Summing Up.- Dawes as a Mentor: Reminisces of Former Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and   Associates.- Early Years of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, the Fetal and Neonatal.- Epilogue.- Index.


PRODUCT DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9781461479208
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Publication date: September, 2013
Pages: 428
Weight: 999g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: General Issues, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Physiology, Reproductive Medicine
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“The purpose is to describe the interaction of many individuals and research institutions in the advancement of perinatal science over many decades. … It is intended for anyone interested in the history of perinatal and physiological research. … Scientists interested in the history of certain areas of perinatal physiology will be fascinated by the narrative of how many individuals and institutions on several continents collaborated to bring us to the understanding we now have of this intriguing area.” (Jay P. Goldsmith, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2013)