OXYGEN: Basis of the Regulation of Vital Functions in the Fetus

an adequate oxygen supply is vital for the undisturbeddevelopment of the fetus and its functions. This book gives
a synopsis of the ruling influence that oxygen has in
multiple regulation sytems in the mother and especially in
the fetus. The authors consider oxygen as a manipulated
variable or as a corrective element during normal pregnancy,
during delivery and during acute and chronic oxygen
deficiency. Furthermore, they deal with the consequences
that oxygen deficiency has on the fetus.

I Oxygen Supply of the Fetus During Pregnancy and Birth.- Fetal Oxygen Supply - Historical Considerations.- Oxygen and Animal Metabolism: General and Comparative Aspects.- Maternal Vascular Adaptation to Improve Oxygen Supply.- Oxygen Deficiency During Fetal Development and Delivery - Speculations About Clinical Conditions.- Fetal Breathing Movements in Normoxia and in Hypoxia.- Maternal Respiration - Its Effect on the Fetus.- Abstracts.- Influence of Maternal Oxygen Inhalation on Uteroplacental and Fetal Perfusion Measured by Doppler Sonography in Patients with Preterm Labor.- Interpretation of FHR Patterns of SGA Fetuses in Correlation to Fetal Blood Gas Values Obtained Via Cordocentesis.- II Acute Oxygen Deficiency During Pregnancy and Birth. Influence on the Fetus.- Oxygen Supply to the Fetus and Fetal Hypoxemia.- The Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Preventing Brain Damage During Perinatal Asphyxia.- The Response and Vulnerability of Cerebral Blood Vessels to Hypoxemia.- Breathing Movements in the Human Fetus in Normoxia and Hypoxia.- Fetal Hypoxemia as a Signal for Parturition.- Regional Abnormalities of Cerebral Energy Metabolism Following Birth Asphyxia.- Fetal Heat Flux and Oxygen Tension During Asphyxia.- Abstracts.- Brain Blood Flow and the Dynamics of Circulatory Centralization During Acute Asphyxia in Intact and Chemically Sympathectomized Fetal Sheep.- Dynamics of Circulatory Centralization During Acute Asphyxia in Preterm and Term Fetal Sheep.- Regional Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen Delivery in Guinea Pig Fetuses Near Term.- Plasma and Tissue Concentrations of Catecholamines During Normoxemia, Hypoxemia, and Asphyxia in Fetal Guinea Pigs Near Term.- Cardiovascular Effects of Endotoxin and Asphyxia in Fetal Sheep Near Term.- III Regulatory Mechanisms of Fetal Oxygen Consumption.- Indications for the Involvement of a Hemoprotein as an Oxygen Pressure Sensor Protein in the Carotid Body.- Role of Erythropoietin in the Regulation of Red Cell Production in Children Before and After Birth.- Oxygen Availability Determines Oxygen Consumption of Fetal Skeletal Muscle Cells in Monolayer Culture: Preliminary Report.- Endothelial Cells as Part of a Vascular Oxygen-Sensing System: Hypoxia-Induced Release of Autacoids.- Oxygen Transport in the Early Embryo.- Laser Doppler Flowmetry and Fetal Oxygenation.- Abstracts.- Blood Flow to the Yolk Sac Placenta as a Function of Arterial Oxygen Content.- IV Chronic Oxygen Deficiency During Pregnancy: Impact of the Fetus.- Development of Chemoreflexes Affecting Breathing: Influence of Chronic Hypoxia.- Restricted Fetal Oxygen Supply: A Cause of Intrauterine Growth Retardation?.- Regulation of Perinatal Pulmonary Blood Flow: Role of Oxygen.- Abstracts.- Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Asphyxia in Carotid Sinus Denervated and Intact Fetal Sheep Near Term.