Breathing Book

Preface to the series; Acknowledgements; Part I. Physiology: 1. Structural development of the lung in the fetus and neonate P. H. Burri; 2. Surfactant: ontogeny, hormonal control and function P. L. Ballard and V. C. Ventrakesh; 3. Fetal lung liquid: secretion and absorption D. V. Walters; 4. Fetal breathing: relation to postnatal breathing and lung development R. Harding; 5. Peripheral control of breathing C. E. Blanco; 6. Control of breathing: central influences P. J. Moore and M. A. Hanson; 7. Neonatal respiratory mechanisms J. P. Mortola; 8. Breathing during sleep in fetus and newborn M. Bonora and M. Boule; Part II. Pathophysiology: 9. Apnoea, sudden infant death and respiratory control C. F. Poets and D. P. Southall; 10. Pulmonary hypoplasia, hyaline membrane disease and chronic lung disease S. J. Gould; Part III. Clinical Applications: 11. Physiological measurement of lung function in newborn babies M. Silverman; 12. Surfactant replacement H. L. Halliday and B. Robertson; 13. Antenatal promotion of pulmonary function N. M. Fisk and H. Jeffery; 14. Non-invasive cardiorespiratory monitoring at home and in hospital P. Johnson and D. Andrews; 15. Respiratory resuscitation and ventilation of the neonate C. A. Ramsden; Index.