Cerebral palsy (CP) is a brain injury that occurs in the womb, during delivery, or shortly after birth. It affects a child’s ability to his muscles. Although CP itself only affects the area of the brain that controls motor function and muscle tone, it is very common for children with CP to have damage to other parts of the brain and suffer a wide range of impairments. CP is often the result of medical malpractice and that possibility must be explored in every case.
Medical Errors that Cause Cerebral Palsy
CP is usually caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. Examples of medical negligence that can lead to CP include:
- Failure to perform C-section when appropriate, or delayed C-section
- Unreasonably prolonged labor
- Failure to test for or respond to Rh incompatibility
- Improper use of delivery tools
- Failure to respond to fetal distress
- Failure to treat fever in the mother
- Failure to detect and respond to infections in the mother
- Failure to treat or delayed treatment of high blood pressure in the mother
- Delayed response to meconium aspiration syndrome
- Failure to deliver oxygen to the baby if needed
- Untreated jaundice
- Failure to properly respond to premature labor or birth
Getting Help for Your Child
The severity of CP and accompanying conditions in your child will determine the extensiveness of their life-long needs resulting from the birth injury. Some children with CP will never be able to live independently. Adequate compensation for your child’s birth injuries will pay for their existing medical expenses and all of their future needs. Please do not miss out on your opportunity to secure compensation for your child. Contact AccidentAttorneys.org to get in touch with an experienced and successful birth injury attorney in your area today.
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