From 2-3 weeks of age, all infants (i.e., full-term and premature) in a warm environment respond to hypoxemia with a transient increase in ventilation followed by sustained ventilatory depression, however in infants born at 32 to 37 weeks, hyperpnea does not occur in a cool environment. [More…]
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