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Cooling Baby’s Brain Saves Her From Brain Damage
After being deprived of oxygen for 10 minutes during a traumatic birth, a Bristol, UK baby was saved from brain damage when doctors used a cooling cap to chill her brain for three days. When a baby is deprived of oxygen for too long during birth, we call this a traumatic birth. When this happens, the brain swells, which can lead to brain damage and possibly cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is an incurable condition. Symptoms vary, but in the most severe cases people with cerebral palsy require life long, around the clock care. In the case of Baby Olivia Templar, doctors and her mother are both very hopeful that this method of cooling the baby’s brain, which reduced and prevented further swelling, saved her from having cerebral palsy. Until 2 years old, you cannot tell for sure whether a baby has cerebral palsy or not. Marianne Thoresen, a pediatrician at…
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Birth Trauma – Minor Injuries or Lifelong Effects?
When a child is physically injured during the birthing process it is called a birth injury or birth trauma. Identifying or detecting a birth injury may take time, depending on the type and severity of injury. Most birth injuries are minor and will heal naturally. However, some injuries can be far more serious and may cause lasting medical complications throughout the life of the child and into adulthood. Some of the more common birth injuries can include bruising of the child’s scalp and head, facial bruising caused by the use of forceps and blood vessel breakage in the child’s eyes. These injuries can be severe, although typically, they are not life threatening and heal naturally over time. Other injuries, however, can be far more severe and cause significant damage. Some of these injuries can include bone fractures and displacement, nerve damage and paralysis, and possibly even cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy,…
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