Cerebral Palsy Attorney

A cerebral palsy attorney can be helpful in determining if the cerebral palsy resulted from a medical mistake. A medical mistake is inclusive of any failure to do something that should have been done or when something that should not have been done was by a doctor or health care provider. Even the smallest mistake can result in a lifelong condition, such as cerebral palsy or another disorder.

It can be a very difficult, time consuming, and costly process to perform a proper investigation and without the proper resources and knowledge to do so the medical mistake can go overlooked. Cerebral palsy birth injury can result before pregnancy, during pregnancy, or shortly after pregnancy. In many instances, the cause of cerebral palsy is unknown and may be have occurred from natural causes, but in the case of a medical mistake, our cerebral palsy attorneys will obtain the proper information to understand what happened.

The majority of babies that develop cerebral palsy are born prematurely, consisting of between 40-50%. If a doctor fails to properly date the beginning of a pregnancy, a premature delivery in addition to a late delivery can result in brain damage leading to cerebral palsy. Today, with the regular use of ultrasounds during birth, it should allow for a pretty accurate estimation. Premature births allow for a decreased ability to protect the baby’s organs because many times they have not had time to fully develop. Doctors are able to prevent a premature childbirth when early detection has allowed the medication available to be administered.

Brain damage occurring because of an infection can be a medical mistake if a doctor failed to properly treat an infection in a timely manner. In some instances, the infection can directly cause brain damage leading to cerebral palsy or it can induce premature labor that leads to cerebral palsy. During labor, there are complications with childbirth that if not recognized and properly acted upon can lead to cerebral palsy. A lack of blood, oxygen, or other essential nutrients can lead to brain damage that can be caused by a number of medical mistakes.