UAB CCT Adds Infant Cooling Technology
By Bob Shepard
Normally, babies are kept nice and warm. But if there are issues during labor or delivery that interrupt oxygen flow to the baby’s brain, that thinking gets reversed. That is when medical professionals say dramatically lowering the baby’s temperature – a process called induced therapeutic hypothermia – can be critical.
In some births, the flow of oxygen to the brain is compromised. The umbilical cord can become compressed, for example. Compromised oxygen intake can lead to neurologic and developmental problems for an infant that can be permanent. Cooling the baby into an induced state of hypothermia – 93 degrees Fahrenheit for 72 hours — can, in many cases, prevent or minimize that damage.
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