Treatment

Newborn Cooling Therapy

A treatment that carefully lowers a newborn's body temperature for a few days to help protect the brain after a lack of oxygen at birth.

Also called: therapeutic hypothermia, cooling therapy for hie

Who Can Help with Newborn Cooling Therapy?

• Neonatologists

  A pediatrician who cares for newborns who are premature or seriously ill, usually in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

• Children's Hospitals

  A hospital that specializes in care for infants, children and teenagers.

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