Birth Injuries
30 Birth Injuries Henry H. Mangurten, Bhagya l. Puppala and Preetha A. Prazad Birth injuries are those sustained during the birth process, which includes labor and delivery. They may be…
Normal and Abnormal Brain Development
58 Normal and Abnormal Brain Development Pierre Gressens and Petra S. Hüppi Mechanisms of Brain Development Normal development of the human central nervous system (CNS) encompasses several steps, including neuroectoderm…
The Skin of the Neonate
102 The Skin of the Neonate Steven B. Hoath and Vivek Narendran The critical interface between body and environment is amply demonstrated by the phenotype of newborn skin. The initial…
White Matter Damage and Encephalopathy of Prematurity
59 White Matter Damage and Encephalopathy of Prematurity Petra S. Hüppi and Pierre Gressens Brain injury in the premature infant is composed of multiple lesions, principally described as germinal matrix…
Role of Positive Pressure Ventilation in Neonatal Resuscitation
33 Role of Positive Pressure Ventilation in Neonatal Resuscitation Louise Owen, Peter Davis, Arjan B. Te Pas and Colin J. Morley Newborn babies who do not spontaneously breathe at birth…
Genetic Aspects of Perinatal Disease and Prenatal Diagnosis
11 Genetic Aspects of Perinatal Disease and Prenatal Diagnosis Komal Bajaj and Susan J. Gross Genetics is a fundamental part of every aspect of medicine. Constantly expanding knowledge of the…
Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Metabolism in the Neonate
96 Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Metabolism in the Neonate Steven A. Abrams and Dov Tiosano Approximately 98% of the calcium, 80% of the phosphorus, and 65% of the…
Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in the Fetus and Neonate
88 Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in the Fetus and Neonate Yaser Diab and Lori Luchtman-Jones Hematopoietic Development Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Blood cells arise from the differentiating embryonic mesoderm. Human…
Assisted Ventilation and Its Complications
73 Assisted Ventilation and Its Complications Steven M. Donn and Sunil K. Sinha Mechanical ventilation has been utilized to treat neonatal respiratory failure for nearly a half century. The earliest…
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
61 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Floris Groenendaal and Linda S. de Vries Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) following severe perinatal asphyxia (also described in the literature as perinatal hypoxia-ischemia or asphyxia neonatorum) has an…
