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6/19/2008
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Many Factors Have Been Identifed As Causing Cerebral Palsy

Many mistakes by doctors and hospitals during delivery can lead to cerebral palsy. The following is a list of mistakes made during delivery that have caused chlidren to be born with cerebral palsy:

-Failure to recognize and treat seizures following delivery
-Failure to detect a prolapsed cord (when the umbilical cord wraps around the child's neck and cuts off oxygen to the brain)
-Improper or excessive use of vacuum extractors
-Improper or excessive use of forceps
-Failure to properly respond to fetal heart rate changes
-Leaving the child in the birth canal too long causing a lack of oxygen to th brain
-Failure to respond to the mother's changing conditions such as high blood
pressure, toxemia or abnormal pain
-Failure to timely diagnose and treat jaundice
-Failure to timely diagnose and treat meningitis

Franklin Gray & White has successfully represented many children injured during birth against hospitals and doctors in medical malpractice lawsuits. The firm currently has the largest jury verdict in Kentucky for these types of lawsuits.

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