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There are other conditions that are linked to cerebral palsy. Physicians will look for it which includes: hearing or visual problems, mental impairment, and seizure disorders. If the physician will suspect a hearing impairment problem, he or she may refer the patient to an otologist, or if it is a potential vision problem, it will be referred to an ophthalmologist. Identifying the accompanying conditions is becoming more accurate as the ongoing research advances. Early diagnosis and specific treatment also addresses many of these concerns.
Oftentimes, the parents of these children suffering from cerebral palsy are being led to believe that the child naturally has a birth defect, and that it is unavoidable. The reality is that most of the time, the disorder was caused by a medical mistake.

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Before three years old, the signs of cerebral palsy usually appear. Parents will be the one to suspect that their infant is not developing normally because they are slow to reach the usual developmental milestones such as learning to sit, crawl, smile, or walk – sometimes called developmental delay.
Some children have abnormal muscle tone if they are affected with this disease. Decreased muscle tone (hypotonia) cause a baby to seem relaxed and flaccid, even floppy while increased muscle tone (hypertonia) cause the child to seem rigid or stiff. In some cases, affected children have unusual posture or lean on one side of their body. It is essential to look closely whether this was caused by the physician’s mistake to be able to claim compensation for damages.

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Cerebral palsy is a description for several chronic disorders that impair movement control, appearing in the first few years of life, causing spastic and stiff muscles in their legs and (to a lesser degree) in their arms. Children will have difficulty grasping objects, crawling, and walking. They will not get better when they grow up, but it will not get any worse also.
According to The United Cerebral Palsy Association, it is estimated that more than 500,000 Americans have cerebral palsy. This type of disease is diagnosed by testing the motor skills of the infant and carefully looking at his or her medical history.

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Ninety percent of all Erb’s palsy cases in children are caused by child birth complications particularly shoulders dystocia. This is a preventable birth injury which occurs during delivery. What happens is that the infant’s head is delivered but the shoulders would require additional medical maneuvers to be properly pulled out due to complications.
Another name for Erb’s palsy is brachial plexus injury. If the physician has improper preparation, and mishandled these injuries, it would cause fetal and maternal injuries. Large birth size or fetal macrosomia is an indicator of potential complications. In addition, some maternal factors such as previous birth complications, short stature, small birth canal, abnormal pelvic anatomy, and diabetes all contribute to the likelihood of problems.

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When the medical professional did not provide the highest quality care possible, or when they fail to provide the standard of care accepted by the medical community, you have the legal right to sue them for compensation for your medical bills, your own trauma, and your child’s pain.
Malpractice takes place when the physician ignored the risk factors that are identifiable before delivery, failure to provide information about the possibility of child complications, have not anticipated a chance of shoulder dystocia, or failed to take proper preventative steps in case of a dystocia situation. This may also include the physician’s use of misdirected or excessive force to reposition the infant resulting to the tearing of nerves, which is the primary cause of Erb’s palsy.

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Malpractice generally refers to any type of illegal or careless behavior in a profession. It is considered a malpractice when a skilled professional rendering responsible services fails to perform his professional services, consequently causing serious loss or damage to the victim. Malpractice can occur in the fields of medicine, law, education and other professional entities.

Laws of malpractice

The laws of malpractice suggest that before the affected service taker will start proceeding to sue the professional, he must first consult the professional and make him aware of the area of his guilt or his lack of care and the injury he has caused to the client. After the consultation is over, the client can then proceed under the guidance of State organizations and other public agencies that conducts disciplinary functions. These organizations will impose fines, suspensions, penalties and even revocation of services to the guilty party.

Medical malpractice

Medical malpractice is one of the common malpractices. It occurs everyday. It is a complaint issued by the patient against the practitioner for causing injury, damage or loss due to negligent treatments. In this matter, the doctors, nurses and the hospital staff will be brought to the front for inquiry of their services. A medical practice warranty will only be issued if the defendant is found guilty of causing damage or injury to the victim due to his negligence, lack of concentration or wrong diagnosis and treatment.

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An employer may not single out pregnancy-related conditions for special procedures to determine an employee’s ability to work. However, if an employer requires its employees to submit a doctor’s statement concerning their inability to work before granting leave or paying sick benefits, the employer may require employees affected by pregnancy-related conditions to submit such statements.
If an employee is temporarily unable to perform her job due to pregnancy, the employer must treat her the same as any other temporarily disabled employee. For example, if the employer allows temporarily disabled employees to modify tasks, perform alternative assignments or take disability leave or leave without pay, the employer also must allow an employee who is temporarily disabled due to pregnancy to do the same.
Pregnant employees must be permitted to work as long as they are able to perform their jobs. If an employee has been absent from work as a result of a pregnancy-related condition and recovers, her employer may not require her to remain on leave until the baby’s birth. An employer also may not have a rule that prohibits an employee from returning to work for a predetermined length of time after childbirth.
Employers must hold open a job for a pregnancy-related absence the same length of time jobs are held open for employees on sick or disability leave.

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It is financially catastrophic to care for a child with cerebral palsy. The significant expenses that you will incur lasts for a lifetime since the condition will not improve over time. However, you have the right to claim for medical malpractice insurance to provide financial compensation for these costs if the condition of the child is determined to be the fault of a physician or hospital.
You owe it to your child and to your family to talk to an experienced lawyer in cerebral palsy law, and he or she will be able to obtain all medical records, review all documentation and consult with leading medical experts. This will determine whether the cause of your child’s condition is negligence on the part of medical professionals.

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As a physician, you have the obligation to provide adequate care for the women’s pregnancy in all stages, including labor and the immediate period after birth. Unfortunately, you are still human, and you might still be capable of negligence or error. There is no way that the parents will know that the cerebral palsy of their child is caused by your mistake – such as depriving the child of oxygen during pregnancy while the mother was in labor.
Other mistakes that happened may be: failing to perform a cesarean section when the fetus is in distress, inadequately monitoring the mother during labor process, or failure to conduct necessary tests which will reveal if the mother has conditions like asthma, hypertension, or diabetes.