| Though cerebral palsy has been known to have its | | | | the mother that could be a potential cause for cutting |
| cause in the fetal developmental stage itself, yet, | | | | off oxygen supply to the fetus, he or she can be held |
| medical negligence cannot be entirely ruled out. This is | | | | responsible for the child's condition. In one such case, |
| the reason why cerebral palsy litigation has become a | | | | the attending doctor failed to recognize abdominal pain |
| specialized branch of its own. Legal firms dealing in | | | | as a symptom of the placenta separating from the |
| cerebral palsy litigation employ medical professionals to | | | | uterus. This condition is known as a placental abruption |
| do medical sleuthing for them. This is because the | | | | and a delay in attending to the mother resulted in the |
| medical field is very specialized and it is not possible | | | | child's brain getting insufficient oxygen. As a result the |
| for a legal person to know all the ins and outs of | | | | child had permanent brain damage. |
| treatment and birth procedures. With time, their | | | | At times there is a failure to detect and treat a |
| expertise does improve; still the help afforded by a | | | | newborn's jaundiced condition in time. This causes |
| trained medical eye is very essential. | | | | bilirubin levels to reach dangerously high levels and lead |
| An unbelievable $120 million verdict was awarded for a | | | | to permanent brain damage. There have been cases |
| delayed breech delivery. The ruling said that an earlier | | | | where compensation has been awarded on these |
| delivery would have prevented the permanent brain | | | | grounds. |
| damage that the child suffered. Damages of $103 | | | | While most medical institutions and medical personnel |
| million were awarded in favor of another child | | | | take utmost care while performing their duties, |
| victimized due to a delayed delivery. The delay caused | | | | mistakes can and do happen. And as per the law of |
| a lack of oxygen supply to the child's brain that | | | | the land if the mistake is proven, the guilty has to pay |
| resulted in cerebral palsy. | | | | for his or her mistake. |
| If the attending doctors fail to recognize a symptom in | | | | |