Abstract
Although aerial respiration only begins at birth, it is currently widely recognized that breathing has a long preparatory history during the 9 months preceding parturition. In describing the changes occurring at birth, most authors purposely omit the idiomatic expression 'first breath' and talk instead about a shift from periodic to continuous respiration.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Development of Normal Fetal Movements: The First 25 Weeks of Gestation |
Publisher | Springer Milan |
Pages | 39-47 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788847014015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Arterial chemoreceptors
- Lung liquid
- Pulmonary hypoplasia
- Rapid eye movement
- Regular fetal breathing
- Tachypnoeic
- Ultrasound
- Wakefulness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)