cover image - Polin and Fox Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 2-Volume Set, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443128233
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 09-29-2026
Page Count: 1990
Imprint: Elsevier
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Polin and Fox Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 2-Volume Set, 7th Edition

by Richard Polin, MD, Steven H. Abman, MD, David H. Rowitch, MD ScD FMedSci and William Benitz, MD

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cover image - Polin and Fox Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 2-Volume Set, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443128233
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 09-29-2026
Page Count: 1990
Imprint: Elsevier
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A must-have resource for all clinicians who work with sick and premature infants, Polin and Fox Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 7th Edition, provides the comprehensive, authoritative information needed for effective management of this vulnerable patient population. This trusted two-volume text synthesizes recent advances in the field into definitive guidance for today’s busy practitioner, focusing on the foundational knowledge of fetal and newborn physiology necessary for board review, clinical rounds, scientific research, and day-to-day practice.
    • Focuses on the developmental physiology of the fetus and newborn, offering expert guidance on how to effectively manage the many health problems seen in newborn and premature infants
    • Provides comprehensive updates throughout, including new knowledge of the genetic underpinnings of physiologic processes and many new and improved tables and figures
    • Contains new chapters covering genetic control of development, multi-omics, sleep, neuroinflammation, climate change, intrauterine inflammation, and gas transport in the blood
    • Features 1,000 full-color diagrams, graphs and anatomic illustrations, nearly 170 chapters, and more than 350 global contributors
    • Includes chapters devoted to clinical correlation that help explain the implications of fetal and neonatal physiology, as well as clinical applications boxes throughout
    • Shares the knowledge and fresh perspectives of many new authors, as well as new co-editor Dr. Wendy Chung, who brings further expertise in genetics and genomics to the editorial board
    • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date
  • Section 1: GENETICS AND EMBRYOLOGY
    1. Basic Genetic Principles
    2. Epigenetics
    3. Gene Regulation During Development
    4. Basic Embryology
    5. Regulation of Embryogenesis
    6. Multiomics in Fetal and Neonatal Development
    7. The Extracellular Matrix in Development
    8. Angiogenesis
    9. Prenatal Diagnosis

    Section 2: PLACENTA AND INTRAUTERINE ENVIRONMENT
    10. Placental Development
    11. Regulation of the Placental Circulation
    12. Mechanisms of Transfer Across the Human Placenta
    13. Endocrine and Paracrine Function of the Human Placenta
    14. Intraamniotic Infection/Inflammation and the Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome
    15. Fetal Origins of Adult Disease
    16. Placental Function in Intrauterine Growth Restriction

    Section 3: DEVELOPMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY
    17. Basic Pharmacologic Principles
    18. Principles of Pharmacokinetics
    19. The Physiology of Placental Drug Disposition
    20. Pharmacogenomics
    21. Drug Distribution in Fetal Life
    22. Drug Transfer During Breastfeeding

    Section 4: INTRAUTERINE AND POSTNATAL GROWTH
    23. Placental and Fetal Circulatory, Metabolic, and Transcriptomic Changes Accompanying Fetal Growth Restriction
    24. Endocrine Factors Affecting Neonatal Growth
    25. Human Milk Composition and Function in the Infant

    Section 5: PERINATAL IRON, MINERAL, AND VITAMIN METABOLISM
    26. Fetal and Neonatal Iron Metabolism
    27. Fetal and Neonatal Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Homeostasis
    28. Zinc in the Fetus and Neonate
    29. Vitamin A Metabolism in the Fetus and Neonate
    30. Vitamin E Nutrition in Pregnancy and From Infancy to Early Life
    31. Vitamin K Metabolism in the Fetus and Neonate

    Section 6: LIPID METABOLISM
    32. Maternal-Fetal Transfer of Lipid Metabolites
    33. Brown Adipose Tissue: Development and Function
    34. Lipids as an Energy Source for the Premature and Term Neonate
    35. Ketone Body Metabolism in the Newborn
    36. Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Neurobehavioral Development

    Section 7: CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
    37. Glucose Metabolism in the Fetus and Newborn and Methods for Its Investigation
    38. Role of Glucoregulatory Hormones in Hepatic Glucose Metabolism During the Perinatal Period
    39. Cell Glucose Transport and Glucose Handling During Fetal and Neonatal Development

    Section 8: PROTEIN METABOLISM
    40. General Concepts of Protein Metabolism
    41. Placental Transfer and Fetal Requirements of Amino Acids

    Section 9: THERMOREGULATION
    42. Temperature Control in Newborn Infants

    Section 10: SKIN
    43. Embryonic and Fetal Development
    44. Structure and Function of Newborn Skin

    Section 11: FETAL AND NEONATAL CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
    45. Cardiovascular Development
    46. Developmental Electrophysiology in the Fetus and Neonate
    47. Developmental Biology of the Pulmonary Vasculature
    48. Development of the Gastrointestinal Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn
    49. Physiology of Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonate
    50. Regulation of Cardiovascular Function During Fetal and Newborn Life
    51. Nutritional and Environmental Effects on the Fetal Circulation
    52. Mechanisms Regulating Closure of the Ductus Arteriosus
    53. Umbilical Circulation

    Section 12: THE LUNG
    54. Normal and Abnormal Structural Development of the Lung
    55. Regulation of Alveolarization
    56. Physiologic Mechanisms of Normal and Altered Lung Growth Before and After Birth
    57. Molecular Mechanisms of Lung Development and Lung Branching Morphogenesis
    58. Upper Airway Structure, Function, Regulation, and Development
    59. Regulation of Lower Airway Function
    60. Functional Development of Respiratory Muscles
    61. Mechanics of Breathing
    62. Pulmonary Gas Exchange in the Developing Lung
    63. Oxygen Transport and Delivery
    64. Control of Breathing in Fetal Life and Onset and Control of Breathing in the Neonate
    65. Basic Mechanisms of Oxygen Sensing and Adaptation to Hypoxia
    66. Mechanisms of Neonatal Lung Injury
    67. Impaired Lung Growth After Injury in Preterm Lung
    68. Antenatal Factors That Influence Postnatal Lung Development and Injury
    69. Regulation of Pulmonary Circulation

    Section 13: SURFACTANT
    70. Historical Perspective
    71. Developmental Biology of Lung Stem Cells
    72. Surfactant Homeostasis: Composition and Function of Pulmonary Surfactant Lipids and Proteins
    73. Structure and Development of Alveolar Epithelial Cells
    74. Regulation of Surfactant-Associated Phospholipid Synthesis and Secretion
    75. Antenatal Hormonal Therapy for Prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    76. Surfactant Treatment
    77. Genetics and Physiology of Surfactant Dysfunction Disorders

    Section 14: PHYSIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IN THE FETUS AND NEONATE
    78. Trophic Factors and Regulation of Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Development
    79. Organogenesis of the Gastrointestinal Tract
    80. Development of Gastric Secretory Function
    81. Development of the Enteric Nervous System and Gastrointestinal Motility
    82. Development of the Endocrine and Exocrine Pancreas
    83. Digestive-Absorptive Functions in Fetuses and Infants
    84. Development of the Microbiome

    Section 15: LIVER AND BILIRUBIN METABOLISM
    85. Organogenesis and Histologic Development of the Liver
    86. Bile Acid Metabolism During Development
    87. Fetal and Neonatal Bilirubin Metabolism

    Section 16: THE KIDNEY
    88. Development of the Kidney: Morphology and Mechanisms
    89. Functional Development of the Kidney in Utero
    90. Development and Regulation of Renal Blood Flow in the Neonate
    91. Postnatal Development of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Neonates
    92. Renal Transport of Sodium During Development
    93. Potassium Homeostasis in the Fetus and Neonate
    94. Role of the Kidney in Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis
    95. Transport of Amino Acids in the Fetus and Neonate
    96. Organic Anion Transport in the Developing Kidney
    97. Concentration and Dilution of Urine
    98. Urinary Acidification
    99. Response to Nephron Loss in Early Development

    Section 17: FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE METABOLISM
    100. Fluid Distribution in the Fetus and Neonate
    101. Regulation of Acid-Base Balance in the Fetus and Neonate

    Section 18: DEVELOPMENTAL HEMATOPOIESIS
    102. Developmental Biology of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
    103. Neutropoiesis and Homeostasis
    104. Developmental Erythropoiesis
    105. Developmental Megakaryopoiesis

    Section 19: HEMOSTASIS
    106. Developmental Hemostasis

    Section 20: DEVELOPMENTAL IMMUNOBIOLOGY
    107. Host Defense Mechanisms Against Bacteria
    108. Host Defense Mechanisms Against Fungi
    109. Host Defense Mechanisms Against Viruses
    110. T-Cell Development
    111. B Cell Development
    112. Mononuclear Phagocyte System
    113. Normal and Abnormal Neutrophil Physiology in the Fetus and Newborn
    114. The Complement System of the Fetus and Newborn
    115. Immunology of Human Milk
    116. Neonatal Pulmonary Host Defense

    Section 21: NEUROLOGY
    117. Development of the Nervous System
    118. Mechanisms of Cell Death in the Developing Brain
    119. Development of the Blood-Brain Barrier
    120. Developmental Aspects of Pain
    121. Neonatal Sleep in Brain Development and Injury
    122. Cerebellar Development—The Impact of Preterm Birth and Comorbidities
    123. Electroencephalography in the Preterm and Term Infant
    124. Intraventricular Hemorrhage in the Neonate
    125. Pathophysiology of Neonatal Cerebral White and Gray Matter Injury
    126. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Neonatal Brain Injury and Neuroprotection
    127. Neuroimmune Interaction in Brain Development and Diseases
    128. Neuroprotective Therapeutic Hypothermia

    Section 22: SPECIAL SENSORY SYSTEMS IN THE FETUS AND NEONATE
    129. Early Development of the Human Auditory System
    130. Gustatory Sensation (Taste)
    131. Development of Olfaction

    Section 23: ENDOCRINE FUNCTION
    132. Hypothalamus: Neuroendometabolic Center
    133. Growth Factor Regulation of Fetal Growth
    134. Growth Hormone, Prolactin, and Placental Lactogen in the Fetus and Newborn
    135. Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion in the Fetus and Newborn Infant
    136. Development of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary- Adrenal Axis in the Fetus
    137. Fetal and Neonatal Adrenocortical Physiology
    138. Fetal and Neonatal Thyroid Physiology

    Section 24: OVARY AND TESTIS
    139. Genetics of Sex Determination and Differentiation
    140. Differentiation of the Ovary
    141. Testicular Development and Descent

    Section 25: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NEONATAL DISEASES
    142. Physiology of Twin-Twin Transfusion
    143. Physiology of Neonatal Resuscitation
    144. Pathophysiology of Neonatal Sepsis
    145. Pathophysiology of Neonatal Hypoglycemia
    146. Pathophysiology of Cardiomyopathies
    147. Pathophysiology of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
    148. Pathophysiology of Shock in the Fetus and Neonate
    149. Pathophysiology of Apnea of Prematurity and Intermittent Hypoxemia
    150. Pathophysiology of Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    151. Pathophysiology of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
    152. Pathophysiology of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
    153. Pathophysiology of Ventilator-Dependent Infants
    154. Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux
    155. Pathophysiology and Prevention of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
    156. Pathophysiology of Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy and Kernicterus Spectrum Disorders
    157. Pathophysiology of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury
    158. The Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Edema in the Developing Lung
    159. Pathophysiology of Retinopathy of Prematurity
    160. Pathophysiology of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
    161. Pathophysiology of Neonatal Acute Bacterial Meningitis
    162. Pathophysiology of Neural Tube Defects
    163. Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia
    164. Pathophysiology of Preterm Birth
    165. Climate Change Stressors and Impacts on Pregnancy
    166. Pathophysiology of Chorioamnionitis: Host Immunity and Microbial Virulence
    167. Pathophysiology of Genetic Neonatal Disease
    168. Genetic Variants and Neonatal Disease
    169. Understanding Fetal and Neonatal Responses to Hypoxia
  • Richard Polin, MD, William T. Speck Professor and Vice-Chair of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA, Steven H. Abman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Director, Pediatric Heart Lung Center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA, David H. Rowitch, MD ScD FMedSci, Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK and William Benitz, MD, University - Emeritus faculty, Department: Pediatrics - Neonatology, Position: Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line, Division of Neonatal Medicine, USA
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