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Why doctors cool some oxygen-deprived newborns

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Putting a newborn baby on ice sounds like a medieval torture method, but it is a certified medical miracle. If an infant is deprived of oxygen during birth, doctors intentionally plunge their body temperature to 33.5°C for three full days. This therapeutic deep freeze hits pause on cellular death, halting catastrophic brain swelling and dramatically preventing severe cerebral palsy.

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