What Are The Most Common Birth Injury Causes Of Cerebral Palsy?

The birth of a child can be the happiest moment in a family’s life. However, that happiness can be cut short by a medical injury or accident before or during the child’s birth. Unfortunately, some birth injuries can lead to severe consequences, such as cerebral palsy.

Discovering your child has cerebral palsy can certainly be devastating and cause you tremendous grief and suffering, not to mention the financial difficulties you will incur for the rest of your life.

What Is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a medical condition that causes children to have problems moving, walking, talking and thinking. The exact signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy can vary per person, depending on the severity and duration of the injury. While the symptoms may vary, the condition usually does not worsen. The disability is for life, however, and there is no cure – only treatments to improve function.

Risk Factors During Birth

While cerebral palsy can result from natural causes, medical malpractice is often the most common cause of preventable cerebral palsy arising from birth injuries. Some of the most common risk factors include:

• Errors in administering anesthesia
• Lack of oxygen supply due to head compression
• Breech birth causing complications
• Unmonitored drug interactions
• Incorrect use of forceps and vacuum delivery
• Late decision to perform C-section
• Infection
• Premature birth
• Unsanitary hospital

Most of these risk factors are preventable and avoidable with an attentive doctor and careful medical staff. We do not want to play the blame game, but we do want our medical professionals to take responsibility for their negligence.

Fight For Your Child’S Right

Your world and your child’s life do not have to stop just because of their medical condition. They can be fruitful and productive with early intervention, continuous physical therapy and appropriate medical attention. Recovering compensation for your child’s birth delivery injury can help you pay for their treatment better. Your child deserves the best care you can get for them.