


Risk factors for cerebral palsy are factors that increase the likelihood that a child will develop cerebral palsy (CP). The presence of a risk factor does not mean that cerebral palsy is inevitable, but it does increase the chance of the types of brain damage that cause cerebral palsy. The presence of risk factors should serve as an alert for health care providers and parents that a child’s development should be closely monitored.
Some risk factors are congenital, meaning that the cerebral palsy is related to brain damage that happens before or during birth. Congenital cerebral palsy accounts for roughly 85% to 90% of all CP cases. Acquired cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage that occurs more than 28 days after birth, and is generally associated with infection (e.g. meningitis, sepsis) or head trauma. Some of the most common risk factors include:
Some of the risk factors above are genetic and are not preventable. However, many are a result of a complication or mistake during labor and delivery. For example, a physician may not have appropriately treated a uterine rupture or may have failed to prescribe antibiotics during birth for an infection. Or perhaps the medical staff simply did not perform an emergency C-section quickly enough.
If you are seeking the help of a cerebral palsy lawyer, it is very important to choose a lawyer and firm that focus solely on birth injury cases. Reiter & Walsh ABC Law Centers is a national birth injury law firm that has been helping children for over three decades.
Partners Jesse Reiter and Rebecca Walsh are currently recognized as being two of the best medical malpractice lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report. The lawyers at ABC Law Centers have won numerous awards for their advocacy of children and are members of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) and the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ).
If your child was diagnosed with a birth injury, such as cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, a seizure disorder, or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), we can help. We have helped children throughout the country obtain compensation for lifelong treatment, therapy, and a secure future, and we give personal attention to each child and family we represent. Our firm has a list of multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements that attest to our success, and you pay nothing until we win your case. Email or call Reiter & Walsh ABC Law Centers at 888-419-2229 for a free case evaluation. We are available 24 / 7 to speak with you.
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