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Eighty percent of all childbirths
end up in some form of complication.
>> Parents of a Cerebral
Palsy child that was negligently injured at birth may
have the right to seek compensation.
>> Rubella, asphyxia,
and strokes are other causes of Cerebral Palsy.
>> Find out what
signs to look for after delivering your baby.
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Possible Medical Errors |
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Birth
injuries caused by improper detection
or care by the medical team can lead to
medical errors
that may be a contributing factor to Cerebral
Palsy. The beginning of pregnancy should
be properly and
accurately dated. Using ultrasounds have
made making this estimation more reliable.
The failure to properly date
the pregnancy can result in a
premature or post-mature delivery, which
can cause brain
damage to the baby. Bacterial
and viral infections can also cause damage
to the fetus during pregnancy. If untreated,
the infections may induce premature labor,
resulting in possible brain damage from
either the infection or the result of a
premature birth. Infections can go unnoticed
if the medical team fails to detect it.
- A
baby must always have oxygen during the
birthing process. Sometimes a baby may
get stuck in the birth canal or get caught
in the umbilical cord. The doctor should
make sure the baby can still breathe if
something like this happens. Insufficient
oxygen can cause a baby to
have Cerebral Palsy.
- Improper
positioning of a baby during final stages
of the birthing process is not uncommon.
In these instances a doctor may decide
to perform a C-section.
Failure to do so can cause Cerebral Palsy.
- After
the membranes have broken, the doctor
must deliver the baby within a 24-hour
period.
Complications
to the mother delivering a child that is
not properly evaluated can also cause Cerebral
Palsy. If the mother experiences bleeding,
an extremely long labor process, or a really
high blood pressure, the medical team needs
to act upon the existing condition very
quickly to prevent possibly causing Cerebral
Palsy.
Signs to Look for After Delivering Your
Baby
After delivery there are sometimes signs
that can help you determine if improper
medical care contributed to causing Cerebral
Palsy in your baby. If your baby does not
seem to breathing properly or if your baby's
skin appears bluish in color, injury may
have occurred during birth that caused insufficient
oxygen and injury to the brain.
Neonatal intensive care medicine has made
large medical advances. A failure to timely
diagnose, and then treat neonatal infections,
is an all too common occurrence. Infections
to a newborn baby can result in brain
damage or even death.
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