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HYPOthermia Therapy (Cooling Therapy) [English] Permalink Public

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We are treating your baby with a therapy called hypothermia or cooling. This is because your baby is showing signs that they may have Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). Here we use the term “asphyxia” (say ah-s-fix-ee-ya). The sheet explains this cooling therapy. (English) Colour

NORMOthermia Therapy [English] Permalink Public

Someone from a specific health profession or program usually gives this resource to the person who needs it and reviews it with them. Before using this information, please review it with someone from that profession or program.

We are treating your baby with a therapy called normothermia. This is because your baby is showing signs that they may have Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). Here we use the term “asphyxia” (say ah-s-fix-ee-ya). The sheet explains the therapy. (English) Colour

Your child is having an EEG [English] Permalink Public

EEG stands for electroencephalogram (say ee-lek-tro-en-sef-ah-lo-gram). This sheet tells you where to go for the test, how to prepare your child, and how we do the test. (English) Colour