Cooling Therapy For Babies With HIE: What Parents Need To Know

When your baby has been diagnosed with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, or HIE, one of the first treatments doctors may recommend is cooling therapy. But what is cooling therapy, and how does it help? Cooling therapy, also known as therapeutic hypothermia, is a treatment used to slow down the progression of brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen during birth. When a baby suffers an HIE brain injury, the brain cells can become damaged due to oxygen deprivation. If untreated, this damage can continue to worsen even after birth, leading to more severe outcomes. #birthinjury #cerebralpalsy #hie #pregnancy