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

An adequate oxygen supply is vital for the undisturbed development of the foetus and its functions. This book offers a synopsis of the ruling influence that oxygen has in multiple regulation systems in the mother and especially in the foetus. The authors address oxygen in terms of a manipulated variable or as a corrective element during normal pregnancy, during delivery and during acute and chronic oxygen deficiency. They also deal with the consequences that oxygen deficiency has on the foetus.