Induced Hypothermia and Caffeine May Prevent Cerebral Palsy in At-risk Newborns, Study Finds
Therapeutic hypothermia — induced cooling of the body for a short time — in newborn babies deprived of oxygen at or around the time of their birth is effective in preventing cerebral palsy, according to a review study. Likewise, caffeine given to preterm newborns as they were being weaned from…