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THE SIMPLE FACTSTM...Cerebral palsy is a general term for a group of disorders that appear during the first few years of life and affect a child's ability to coordinate body movements. Cerebral palsy can cause muscles to be weak and floppy, or rigid and stiff.
In Europe and the United States, cerebral palsy occurs in about two to four out of every 1,000 births. The disorder is usually caused by brain injuries that occur early in the course of development.
In other circumstances, an infant's brain suffers injuries when it is deprived of oxygen during labor and delivery. The following factors may lead to complications during childbirth that increase a newborn's risk of developing cerebral palsy:
- Premature Birth
- Breech birth (baby is delivered buttocks first rather than head first)
- Low birth weight (less than 3 1/3 pounds)
- Difficult labor and delivery
For more information on Cerebral Palsy, click here.
The Gooch Law Firm is currently investigating birth injury cases for Cerebral Palsy, Erb's Palsy, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn (PPHN) and Shoulder Dystocia.
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