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

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Oxygen Supply of the Fetus During Pregnancy and Birth

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Fetal Oxygen Supply — Historical Considerations

      • K.-H. Wulf

      Pages 3-11

   3. Oxygen and Animal Metabolism: General and Comparative Aspects

      • G. Wegener

      Pages 12-24

   4. Maternal Vascular Adaptation to Improve Oxygen Supply

      • W. Moll, A. Nienartowicz, R. Baustädter, H. Parish, A. Ruider

      Pages 25-32

   5. Oxygen Deficiency During Fetal Development and Delivery — Speculations About Clinical Conditions

      • W. Künzel, M. Hohmann, G. Braems

      Pages 33-45

   6. Fetal Breathing Movements in Normoxia and in Hypoxia

      • G. S. Dawes

      Pages 46-51

   7. Maternal Respiration — Its Effect on the Fetus

      • A. Hugh, R. Huch

      Pages 52-59

3. Abstracts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61

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   2. Influence of Maternal Oxygen Inhalation on Uteroplacental and Fetal Perfusion Measured by Doppler Sonography in Patients with Preterm Labor

      • K.-E. Ruckhäberle, R. Robel, R. Faber, B. Viehweg, M. Winkler

      Pages 63-64

   3. Interpretation of FHR Patterns of SGA Fetuses in Correlation to Fetal Blood Gas Values Obtained Via Cordocentesis

      • E. Cetin, K. H. Nicolaides, B. Arabin

      Pages 65-67

4. Acute Oxygen Deficiency During Pregnancy and Birth. Influence on the Fetus

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Oxygen Supply to the Fetus and Fetal Hypoxemia

      • A. M. Rudolph

      Pages 71-76

   3. The Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Preventing Brain Damage During Perinatal Asphyxia

      • A. Jensen

      Pages 77-107

   4. The Response and Vulnerability of Cerebral Blood Vessels to Fetal Hypoxemia

      • M. Kirschbaum, A. Kriete, R. H. Bödeker, W. Künzel

      Pages 108-116

   5. Breathing Movements in the Human Fetus in Normoxia and Hypoxia

      • J. G. Nijhuis

      Pages 117-121

   6. Fetal Hypoxemia as a Signal for Parturition

      • J. R. G. Challis, A. D. Booking, B. S. Richardson, A. N. Brooks, A. Sue-Tang, K. Akagi et al.

      Pages 122-128

   7. Regional Abnormalities of Cerebral Energy Metabolism Following Birth Asphyxia

      • N. M. Bolas, B. Rajagopalan, P. Hope, J. Moorcraft, N. K. Ives, G. K. Radda

      Pages 129-137

   8. Fetal Heat Flux and Oxygen Tension During Asphyxia

      • R. Rudelstorfer

      Pages 138-143

5. Abstracts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145

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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.

• birth
• embryo
• erythropoietin
• fetus
• metabolism
• placenta
• pregnancy
• regulation
• sonography
• metabolic disease

• der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

  Wolfgang Künzel

• Frauenklinik der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

  Michael Kirschbaum

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