08 Oct Cerebral Palsy and Negligence

Birth injuries that cause cerebral palsy are always investigated. Immediately following the diagnosis of cerebral palsy, scans, blood tests, lab tests and physical examinations will be conducted to determine how the child came to sustain the brain injury. It may turn out that negligence was a primary cause of the brain injury or it may turn out that the brain injury was the result of an unavoidable circumstance of the birth, pregnancy or conditions directly after birth. No matter what happens, parents in this situation are understandably distressed. Finding information is important.

Check Medical Sites

The first places you might want to take a look at are medical sites that give you solid information on cerebral palsy, how it affects someone who has it and what to expect. Take a look at the sites that belong to major hospitals first. You don't have to worry about these sites trying to pitch you services or products and the information that they have on them will be based in the most current medical knowledge. If you're a parent with a child with CP, the last thing you need is bad information.

When you're looking at medical sites, remember that advocacy organizations for people with cerebral palsy oftentimes have tremendously useful information on them, as well. Medical sites can tell you about the condition and what it means physiologically; advocacy sites can tell you about what living with cerebral palsy is like and what people with this condition need out of their caregivers. You're going to be stressed when you find out that your child has cerebral palsy. The best thing you can do for yourself is start to prepare yourself by acquiring the skills you'll need to provide the best care possible for your child.

Lawyers

You may want to check out an attorney's birth injury help center to get more information, as well. As was stated, some cases of cerebral palsy are nobody's fault and they could not have been avoided using any currently available medical technology or techniques. There are cases, however, where the doctor, hospital staff or healthcare facility itself is culpable for your child having those birth injuries. These are cases when you need an attorney to help you. If you're confused about whether or not negligence was a factor, an attorney is exactly the right person to talk to so you can figure out if it likely was a factor.