The first volume of the manual (first edition published in 1981) outlines the features of common pathological processes in children, prenatal period, malformations. Intrauterine infections, pathology of the afterbirth, asphyxia and hypoxia of the fetus and newborn, hemolytic and hemorrhagic diseases, pathology of newborns, as well as tumors, diseases of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory organs, digestion are covered in detail.