What Every Michigan Parent Needs to Know About Cerebral Palsy

Parents want the best for their children. As a mom-to-be you probably changed your eating habits during pregnancy and added more fruits and vegetables, drank more water, and probably eliminated caffeine from your diet as well. It didn't stop there. You probably bought books on parenting or did research on what to expect in the first years as a new parent. You wanted to make sure your baby was getting the proper nutrients, and you were doing everything you could to prevent anything bad from happening to your newborn.

Unfortunately, nothing could have prepared you to learn your baby became a victim of a Michigan birth injury. Was this the fault of the doctor or the hospital? What will this mean? How will this impact my family? Will it be life altering? When something like this occurs, you are left without answers to many questions. As a result of learning of this birth injury, the immediate joy of having a child is overshadowed by feelings of stress, anger and sadness.

Many Michigan birth complications have been the result of negligence, severe physical trauma, or lack of oxygen to the baby's brain during labor and delivery. If the umbilical cord is twisted, wrapped around the baby's neck, and/or compressed during labor, the baby's brain could suffer permanent damage because of oxygen deprivation. This typically results in a lifelong condition known as Cerebral Palsy.

Most likely the child will have physical challenges, such as muscle coordination problems, seizures, and mental damage. These impairments can be devastating for the child but also for the parents and family to deal with. A child born in a Michigan hospital diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy will need ongoing medical treatment, which will result in extensive bills that create financial challenges for you. You may be able to seek compensation for the following:

• Medical and hospital bills
• Medical supplies
• Pain and suffering
• Rehabilitation and/or physical and occupational therapy
• Lost wages/loss of earning capacity
• Replacement services

The Thurswell Law Firm knows that investigation, preparation, and strategy are important to the success of your case. Our team of Detroit injury attorneys will advocate for you and review the entire labor and delivery process to determine if your child's birth injury could have been prevented or was a result of Michigan medical malpractice.