Birth injury/brain cooling statistics

-Birth asphyxia occurs in approximately 1 per 1,000 births, and causes around 20% of all cases of cerebral palsy.

-As many as four out of every 1,000 babies are born with some form of brain damage. Until recently there was no treatment to help these critically ill newborns. Many of them died or faced life-long struggles with cerebral palsy, mental retardation or learning disabilities.

-Up to 60% of all newborns with severe HIE die.

-Up to 20% of all infants exhibiting HIE will die during the newborn period. Of those HIE infants who survive, at least 25% will exhibit permanent neurological problems.

-Up to 10,000 babies born each year in the U.S. have moderate to severe HIE.

-With brain cooling, studies report a greater than 25% drop in the number of deaths or severe disability for those born with HIE.