While cerebral palsy symptoms range from mild to severe, the condition does not get worse as the child gets older. With treatment, most children can significantly improve their abilities.

Annually, 8,000 - 10,000 babies and infants are diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Estimates suggest that 20% of children diagnosed with congenital cerebral palsy developed CP due to a brain injury during the birthing process. While the United States does not currently have a system to track the rate of cerebral palsy incidents, studies have shown that there has been an increase in doctor error, birthing mistakes, and medical malpractice associated with CP.

In most of the 10,000 cerebral palsy diagnoses each year, the direct causes for the condition will never be known. While most doctors, nurses, midwives, and hospital technicians provide a high standard of care for their patients, unfortunately, many families are harmed by medical mistakes. A physician may have misread fetal monitoring equipment, failed to diagnose fetal distress during labor, waited too long to perform a C Section, administered too much Pitocin, or failed to act in a timely manner. Parents of a child suffering with cerebral palsy should contact experienced cerebral palsy lawyers to research the cause of their child’s condition. Learn More about your Legal Options. Cerebral Palsy Lawyers: learn how you can benefit from having doctors who are lawyers fighting for you.

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CEREBRAL PALSY LAWYERS

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If your child developed cerebral palsy due to doctor error, birthing mistake, or medical malpractice, you have legal rights that protect your right to compensation. Only experienced cerebral palsy lawyers can successfully handle your concerns. A statute of limitations applies to cerebral palsy medical malpractice claims, placing time limits on the amount of time families have to file a CP medical malpractice case.  Learn more about our Cerebral Palsy Lawyers >

The MEDLAW Legal Team concentrates on representing the rights of families and children nationwide. With an OBGYN, Labor & Delivery Nurse, and 4 additional Registered Nurses on staff, we offer the expertise to successfully represent your family.

We encourage you to review our representative Cerebral Palsy Cases, and contact us by phone, or use our Free Online Case Evaluation to protect your rights.