Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Cerebral Palsy can result from a brain injury sustained during childbirth, prenatal infections, genetic abnormalities, or other neurological conditions. In some cases, Cerebral Palsy will be caused by shortcomings in the care provided by health care professionals.

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What kind of failures may lead to Cerebral Palsy?

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Each case is different and will need to be investigated, depending on what happened.  Based on your unique circumstances we will identify and investigate what the key potential failures are and whether they caused or contributed to your baby’s /loved one’s injury.

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An example of the kind of questions which may need to be considered could include whether there were:

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• Failures in adequately monitoring and managing maternal health conditions during pregnancy, such as infection, hypertension, or gestational diabetes.
• Failures in identifying and managing conditions that may affect foetal brain development.
• Errors during labour and delivery, such as failure to monitor foetal heart rate patterns. 
• Failures to respond appropriately to signs of foetal distress.
• Delays in performing a caesarean section. 
• Errors in the use of forceps or vacuum extractors.
• Failures in dealing with obstetric emergencies, such as umbilical cord prolapse, placental abruption, or shoulder dystocia.
• Medication errors.
• Failures to provide appropriate neonatal care.
• Delays in resuscitation of the newborn baby with birth asphyxia or oxygen deprivation during delivery.
• Delays in diagnosing or treating complications in the neonatal period, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), seizures, or infections.