Did a medical mistake cause your child's cerebral palsy? Unfortunately, medical mistakes are the cause of thousands and thousands of cerebral palsy and brain injury cases. Doctors and hospitals sometimes make mistakes during delivery. The following are just a few of the mistakes made during delivery that have caused children to be born with cerebral palsy:
Leaving the child in the birth canal too long causing a lack of oxygen to the brain
Failure to recognize and treat seizures following delivery
Failure to detect a prolapsed cord (the umbilical cord can wrap around the child's neck, cutting off oxygen to the brain)
The doctors and nurses caring for the expectant mother and unborn child are responsible for providing safe and effective care before, during, and after birth. When proper procedure is not followed, and the standard of care is broken, permanent brain damage to the unborn child can occur. So how can you tell if a medical mistake occurred during the birth of your child? The following are indicators that a medical mistake may have caused your child's cerebral palsy:
