San Francisco Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury

What is a Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury?

During an infant's birth, much force can be applied to the baby's head and brain.  Sometimes, the force is applied by the hands of the OBGYN who is trying to guide the baby from its mother's birth canal.  Other times, OBGYNs may use medical instruments to extract infants from the womb, such as forceps and vacuums.  If these instruments are not used correctly or delicately, the infant may endure excessive force to its head, which can result in brain injuries and head birth trauma.  In serious cases, brain injuries and brain damage can lead to the development of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that impact movement, learning, thinking, hearing and seeing and brain development.  Infants develop cerebral palsy when the largest part of their brains sustains damage.  Once infants have incurred cerebral palsy birth injuries, they may exhibit lagging developmental skills.  Additionally, they may have to endure many painful side effects as cerebral palsy is a complicated medical condition that is irreversible.

Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Side Effects

Infants and children that have cerebral palsy may have numerous side effects, including:  lack of balance, lack of coordination, loss of hearing, loss of visions, poor motor skills, immobility, inability to communicate, seizures, physical developmental delays, inability to walk and inability to crawl.  These are just a few of the many side effects that are linked to cerebral palsy. 

Due to the fact that cerebral palsy is a lifelong medical condition that demands persistent and ongoing treatment, it is important that parents who believe their child developed cerebral palsy after being injured at birth speak with knowledgeable San Francisco birth injury lawyers.  In some cases, parents may learn that they are entitled to compensation for their child's cerebral palsy birth injury.

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