Blog: Birth Injury Treatment

Cooling Therapy for Newborn Brain Injuries

Nov 16, 2018

Why are Babies Given Cooling Therapy after Birth? If your newborn was given cooling therapy after birth, you are likely flooded with questions about what this treatment is, how it works, why it is used in newborns, and what the implications are for you and your child long-term. Unfortunately, cooling therapy can be an effective treatment for a very harmful condition, known as Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). When a child is diagnosed with Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE),...