Abstract
This chapter will discuss the mechanisms preparing the fetus to be born, the transition at birth, and the successful adaptation to the air-breathing world. This chapter will review the respiratory system including lung development, maturation, and role of surfactant system and the respiratory drive and chemoreceptor role and the circulatory system including fetal circulation and its changes at birth.
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Blanco, C. E., & Villamor, E. (2020). Perinatal Physiology. In Pediatric Surgery: General Principles and Newborn Surgery: Volume 1 (Vol. 1, pp. 103–114). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43588-5_6
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