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The physiology of the newborn mammal is much more complex than the physiology of mature animals. By definition, physiology is the knowledge of functions and vital processes of the organism, its parts, and its organs. Neonatal physiology deals with a growing organism that has just suffered from a stressful parturition and is engaged in adjusting its vital functions to extrauterine life. The somatic and functional changes that predominate in this period of life are greater than those at any other time; therefore, neonatal physiology aims to establish a knowledge of the driving forces underlying these functional changes rather than to provide descriptions of functional levels or capacities.
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Stave, U. (1978). Maturation, Adaptation, and Tolerance. In: Stave, U. (eds) Perinatal Physiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2316-7_3
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