Publisher's Synopsis
Special changes take place in a woman's metabolism during pregnancy. Between the mother and her unborn child, too, there is a unique metabolic interchange that prepares the neonate for its own independent metabolism after birth. This reference book documents this continuum of maternal, foetal and neonatal metabolism. The chapters are written by specialists in the fields of paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and endocrinology and metabolism. They focus on the physiological/biochemical perspective and explore clinical correlations where appropriate. For neonatologists, maternal/foetal medicine specialists and other physicians interested in perinatal metabolism, this reference offers an up-to-date analysis of the metabolic changes occurring throughout the perinatal period.;This monograph on neonatology, paediatrics, obstetrics and metabolism is intended for clinicians and specialists.
