CEREBRAL PALSY CAUSES - THE FACTS

Cerebral Palsy Causes:- This condition is caused by irreversible injury to an infant’s developing brain which may be as a result of medical malpractice. Factors which may predispose a child to suffering from brain injury include:

• maternal exposure to some chemicals including alcohol, cigarettes and cocaine
• maternal exposure to certain infections including rubella, toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus
• severe physcal trauma to the mother during pregnancy
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• prematurity or low birth weight

Errors by healthcare professionals which may amount to medical malpractice include:

• excessive first or second stage of labor which may cause oxygen deprivation
• seizures immediately following delivery that are undiagnosed or untreated
• inappropriate vacuum extraction or use of delivery forceps
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• untreated fetal heart rate anomalies
• undiagnosed prolapsed umbilical cord causing oxygen deprivation
• failure to perform a cesarean section in the presence of fetal distress
• failure to recognize jaundice or meningitis
• failure to plan a cesarean section for a large birth weight child
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• failure to respond to and treat maternal high blood pressure or toxemia

There are warning signs that may indicate medical malpractice:

• resuscitation
• emergency delivery
• seizures
• special testing including MRI, CT or brain scan
• intensive care unit
• specialist involvement
• oxygen to facilitate breathing

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