an adequate oxygen supply is vital for the undisturbed development 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 RegulatoryMechanisms 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.