Immediate management needs of the neonate are defined in terms of the
physiology of maternal-fetal gas transport and the oxyradical hypothes
is of cellular injury as it pertains to hypoemic-ischemic encephalopat
hy. Resuscitation, stabilization, and assessment needs are defined as
related to outcome and factors of information systems. Psychosocial an
d legal issues are included as factors in neonatal management.