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Archive Home > 2011 > March > 10 > A cooling cure

A cooling cure

Deprived of oxygen in utero, Isabella Blackard was in critical condition. But a specialized blanket that induces hypothermia may have staved off brain damage.

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
March 10, 2011

Isabella Blackard's life began traumatically.

When doctors removed her from her mother via cesarean section on Jan. 22, she was unresponsive and not breathing.

Her mother, Cristin Blackard, had realized something was wrong when her water broke and it contained blood. She rushed to the emergency....

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