| Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects the | | | | compensation may help ease the burden and suffering |
| person's muscle tone, body movement, and motor | | | | that often come with any medical errors. |
| skills. This condition is usually caused by brain damage | | | | A large number of malpractice cases that involves |
| that occurs before, during, and after child birth - during | | | | cerebral palsy are caused by human errors; however, |
| the first 3 to 5 years of a child's life. The disorder is | | | | the lack of malicious intent will not excuse the health |
| non-progressive and non-curable; but with special | | | | care provider(s) who committed medical negligence. |
| equipment, therapy, and treatment methods the | | | | No infant or parent should suffer from the honest |
| conditions may be improved. In some rare cases, | | | | mistakes of everyone responsible on taking care of |
| surgery can also correct the damage or injury in the | | | | them. |
| brain. People who are living with cerebral palsy can | | | | Infants may be susceptible to cerebral palsy during |
| have problems in walking, talking, and performing even | | | | these instances:o The mother had an infection during |
| the simplest body movement. | | | | the pregnancy period.o During child delivery, the fetus |
| Every year, about 2 out of every 1000 children are | | | | suffered from lack of oxygen for a long period of |
| born with cerebral palsy. As one of the most common | | | | time.o A disease in the bloodstream was not detected, |
| congenital disorders of childhood - and even while in | | | | treated, and monitored properly.o The baby was |
| gestation and delivery period, these cases have | | | | premature. |
| exceeded 500,000 in the United States. And most of | | | | If any of these situations had happened to you or to |
| these cases are caused by medical mistakes made | | | | someone you love, you must talk to a medical lawyer. |
| during pregnancy and child delivery. | | | | It is very important for you to file a medical lawsuit as |
| The consequences are a growing number of medical | | | | soon as possible, or right after your child was |
| lawsuits brought against health care providers (doctors, | | | | diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The medical lawyer will |
| midwives, nurses, hospitals) and hundreds of families | | | | help you fight for your legal rights and seek financial |
| awarded with cerebral palsy settlements. The results | | | | assistance, through a settlement, for your child's future |
| from any wrongdoing done to patients by medical | | | | as someone who will live with cerebral palsy for life. |
| professionals are often irreversible but some form of | | | | |