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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
99 Inborn Errors of Metabolism Arthur B. Zinn This chapter is a guide for the practicing physician in recognizing and caring for the neonate who might have an inherited metabolic…
70 Lung Development and Maturation Suhas G. Kallapur and Alan H. Jobe A Brief History An understanding of lung development and maturation is central to the care of preterm infants…
74 Neonatal Respiratory Disorders Moira A. Crowley Multiple pathophysiologic mechanisms can present with pulmonary manifestations in term and preterm infants. The clinical picture is most commonly dominated by respiratory distress,…
