Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Gestation and Birth -- Chapter 2 Metabolic and Ventilatory Requirements -- Chapter 3 Mechanical Behavior of the Respiratory Pump -- Chapter 4 Reflex Control of the Breathing Pattern -- Chapter 5 Changes in Temperature and Respiratory Gases -- Appendix A Passive Respiratory Mechanics: Some Applications to Measurements in Newborns -- Appendix B Comparisons and Normalization -- Appendix C Orders and Suborders of the Class Mammalia -- Glossary -- References Cited -- Index.