The newborn's transition from fetal to neonatal life includes aeration of the lungs,
establishment of pulmonary gas exchange and changing the fetal circulation into the adult …

At birth, the successful transition to extra-uterine life is dependent upon the ability of the lung
to take over the role of respiratory gas-exchange. Before birth, the future airways of the lungs …

The transition from fetal to newborn life involves a complex series of physiological events
that commences with lung aeration, which is thought to involve 3 mechanisms. Two …

Major changes in cardiovascular and respiratory physiology underpin the successful
transition from fetal to neonatal life, and it is now apparent that lung aeration and the onset of …

At birth, the initiation of pulmonary gas exchange is dependent on air entry into the lungs,
and recent evidence indicates that pressures generated by inspiration may be involved. We …

The transition to newborn life at birth involves major cardiovascular changes that are
triggered by lung aeration. These include a large increase in pulmonary blood flow (PBF) …

At birth, the transition to newborn life is triggered by lung aeration, which stimulates a large
increase in pulmonary blood flow (PBF). Current theories predict that the increase in PBF is …

Key points There is no well‐established, direct correlation between local aeration and
perfusion in the lungs immediately following birth. In a new study of simultaneous X‐ray …

The pulmonary circulation rapidly adapts at birth to establish lungs as the site of gas
exchange. Abnormal transition at birth and/or parenchymal lung disease can result in …

Rationale: The preterm lung is susceptible to injury during transition to air breathing at birth.
It remains unclear whether rapid or gradual lung aeration at birth causes less lung injury …