Cooling therapy for your baby: For parents of NICU babies - 08/2017

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Cooling therapy for your baby: For parents of NICU babies

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Abstract

This handout explains cooling therapy (therapeutic hypothermia), which is done to lower a baby's body temperature. This therapy helps protect a baby's brain after periods when less oxygen was able to reach the brain.

Author

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Publisher

University of Washington Medical Center

Date Published (original date)

2017

Revision Date

08/2017

Print Abstract

General Subject

Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Infant Care

Therapeutic Procedures

Specific Subject/Keyword

Infants

Brain Injuries

Languages

English

Record ID

4576