Nia'Keyia Williams was born on October 5th at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.

Her mother had a Cesearean Section but, according to an article on NURSE.com,  Nia'Keyia suffered asphyxia from a premature placental abruption.

The baby became the first baby at the Medical Center to receive Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia or Cooling Therapy.

Today, Nia'Keyia is doing well and doesn't appear to have any neurological deficits.

The idea behind Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia is that it saves brain cells from dying.

According to the NURSE.com article:
 "Every cell you save makes a big difference," says Phillip Gordon, MD, PhD, section head of neonatology in the department of pediatrics at Ochsner. "The best candidates are those with moderate to moderately severe brain injury." Gordon goes on to say, "If it's mild, it will usually correct itself, and if it's too severe, nothing will work."

 

You can find the full article here:  http://include.nurse.com/article/20081117/SC02/111170096

 

 

 

 

 

 

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