04
Mar
2011
Newborn dead for 25 minutes revived then frozen to heal brain damage
A British baby has survived after losing oxygen for 25 minutes inside the womb and being frozen for three days after birth to heal any brain damage arising from her bad delivery.
Ella Anderson was revived by doctors as soon as she came out lifeless from the womb of Rachel Claxton, 32, and then taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. There, she was placed in a cooling blanket for three days to heal her brain.
The cooling blanket brought down Ella’s temperature to 33.5 degrees Celsius. The temperature was gradually increased until it was back to the normal 37 degrees.
Now 9-month-old, the baby was released after 11 days in the hospital.
In gratitude, Claxton has started a Facebook campaign to raise funds for the unique procedure.
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