‘Brain washing’ technique cuts risk of premature babies suffering severe disabilities
Add to My Stories Enlarge ? Isaac Walker-Cox, 9, was one of the first babies to have the pioneering ‘brain-washing’ treatment following a brain haemorrhage A pioneering ‘brain washing’ treatment is being used to save the lives of dozens of premature babies in the UK. The technique is used to remove potentially harmful toxic fluids from the brains of infants who are born too early. Professor Andrew Whitelaw at Bristol University, explained: ‘Premature babies are particularly at risk of bleeding because, in the middle of pregnancy, the foetus has many fragile blood vessels in the centre of the brain.’ In recent studies of 77 premature babies with brain haemorrhages, those treated with the new technique were far less likely to suffer disabilites
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