THE RISE OF FETAL AND NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGY. BASIC SCIENCE TO CLINICAL CARE. 2ND EDITION

Introduction
A Scientific Genealogy: Early Development of Fetal-Neonatal Research
Oxford and the Development of Physiology, with Notes on the Nuffield Institute for Medical Research
Geoffrey S. Dawes: A Life in Science
Fetal Asphyxia and The Primate Colony in Puerto Rico
The Pulmonary Vasculature and Dawes’ Foetal and Neonatal Physiology
Embryology and Early Developmental Physiology
Some Aspects of the Physiology of the Placenta
Some Aspects of Endocrinology of the Placenta
Maternal Physiology of Pregnancy
Maternal Complications of Pregnancy that Affect Fetal/Newborn Development
Fetal Growth and its Restriction
Fetal-Neonatal Growth and Metabolism
Fetal Growth Restriction at High Altitude: Clinical Observations
Fetal Growth Restriction at High Altitude: Basic Cellular and Subcellular Physiologic Considerations
Epigenetics and the Fetal Origins of Adult Health and Disease
Some Aspects of the Developing Brain and Nervous System
Related Developments in Fetal and Neonatal Endocrinology
Further Developments in Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
Additional Clinical Aspects of Developmental Physiology and Clinical Care
Governmental Support of Research in Fetal and Newborn Physiology
Bioethical Issues in Research on the Fetus and Newborn Infant
Textbooks, Monographs and other Volumes on Fetal and Newborn Physiology
Fetal “Breathing” in the 1970s, and Fetal Heart Rate Analysis in the 1980s and Early 1990s
Dawes’ Contributions to Symposia and a Summing Up
Dawes as a Mentor: Reminisces of Former Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fe Early Years of The Society for Reproductive Investigation (formerly Society for Gynecologic Investigation), the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society, and Several Other Groups
The Reproductive Scientist Development Program and Related Programs
Epilogue
Bibliography of Geoffrey S. Dawes.

This second edition offers an expanded and updated history of the field of fetal and neonatal development, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the biological aspects that contribute to the wellbeing or pathophysiology of newborns.
In this concluding opus of a long and prominent career as a clinical scientist, Dr. Longo has invited new contributions from noted colleagues with expertise in various fields to provide a historical perspective on the impact of how modern concepts emerged in the field of fetal physiology and contributed to the current attention paid to the fetal origins of diseases in adults. In addition to new chapters on maternal physiology and complications during pregnancy, others trace the history of the Society for Reproductive Investigation, governmental funding of perinatal research, and major initiatives to support training in the new discipline of maternal fetal medicine, including the Reproductive Scientist Development program.
The extensive survey provided by the author, who personally knew most of the pioneers in the field, offers a unique guide for all clinical and basic scientists interested in the history of – and future approaches to diagnosing and treating – pathologies that represent the leading causes of neonatal mortality and, far too often, life-long morbidity.

Features
• An updated and expanded second edition
• Presents a definitive history of an important field of physiology, which concerns the developing fetus and newborn infant
• Includes contributions from over 40 leading scientists in the field

Author
Lawrence P. Longo (1926-2016). Formerly at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda, CA, USA.