| Birthing a baby can be an incredibly beautiful and | | | | negligence of the doctor. The negligence of the |
| precious experience in your life. It is a moment | | | | doctor is considered medical malpractice that can |
| that will no doubt stay with the mother and | | | | dire consequences on your newborn baby. |
| father forever. And many babies are born in | | | | Some of these cases of negligence are: |
| hospitals. When mothers are expecting they | | | | - Leaving the baby in the canal too long. |
| choose a doctor carefully and a hospital that they | | | | - Failing to recognize and treat seizures after birth. |
| are most comfortable with. But going to a safe | | | | - Not noticing that the umbilical cord has wrapped |
| hospital with doctors that will take the best | | | | around the baby's neck, cutting off the oxygen to |
| possible care of you and your baby may be | | | | the brain. |
| harder than we first thought. When your baby | | | | - Not initiating a cesarean section in time. |
| comes into the world, you want it to come into | | | | All of these negligent actions can lead to a case |
| this world free of disorders and well...be has | | | | of cerebral palsy in a newborn baby. And what |
| healthy as a newborn baby. But unfortunately, | | | | does CP entail towards how your baby's life will |
| that's not always the case. Oftentimes, the | | | | be? Well each baby is different, but in general, the |
| negligence of doctors can lead to serious birth | | | | symptoms of CP are: |
| injuries like Cerebral Palsy. | | | | - Tight joins that do not extend all the way |
| What is Cerebral Palsy? | | | | because they are contracted. This is known as |
| Cerebral Palsy affects the brain. Cerebral is | | | | joint contracture. |
| related to cerebellum and palsy is indicative of | | | | - Muscle weakness causing the inability to move |
| movement. The majority of CPy victims are | | | | those muscles, almost like paralysis. |
| infants. It is often thought of as a number of | | | | - Abnormal walk because the muscles of the legs |
| disorders that affect the brain, causing problems | | | | do not function or bend correctly. |
| with seeing, hearing, mental thought, and | | | | - Hindered coordination |
| movement. CP often affects infants 2 years and | | | | - Very tight muscles that do not move or |
| younger. These defects in development aren't | | | | contract easily. |
| usually obvious to parents right away and only | | | | Unfortunately, CP has no cure and will affect your |
| show progression when the infant cannot walk, | | | | baby's life forever. If your infant has suffered |
| crawl, or sit up as easily as most infants. | | | | from CP because of a doctor's negligence, you |
| What can be the cause of Cerebral Palsy? | | | | have a case for medical malpractice. |
| Sometimes CP, unfortunately, is caused by the | | | | |