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Your child’s cerebral palsy could have been caused by a trauma during birth. Irregularities that occur during pregnancy, labor and delivery can contribute or become the primary causes of CP. While obstetrical teams are trained to monitor fetal heart rate during labor and delivery to determine when the fetus is suffering oxygen loss or undergoing undue stress, they often fail to identify the problem or act quickly enough to avoid brain injury. Failing to appreciate the gravity of a baby’s condition and act to reverse the resulting condition can constitute malpractice.

Statistically, issues of malpractice are the cause of many thousands of cerebral palsy cases each year. The question you have to ask is, what caused your child’s cerebral palsy? Was a medical mistake the determining factor, or is the CP’s origins in the development of the fetus, which could not have been prevented.

Since most parents are not qualified to determine the cause of their child’s CP, it is advisable to contact an attorney who is familiar with complex malpractice claims. Cerebral palsy can often not be definitively diagnosed until the child is three years old, and parents run the risk of an expiring statute of limitations (the deadline for bringing a lawsuit).

Failure to act quickly may jeopardize your rights as a parent to seek legal help. The expenses for hospitalizations, nursing care, handicap home modifications, therapies, drugs are enormous. You don’t want to risk forfeiting millions of dollars in compensation by failing to solicit experienced legal advise on time.