The attorneys of Snyder Weltchek & Snyder strive to bring justice to victims of Cerebral Palsy and other birth injuries. If you suspect your son or daughter suffered an injury during childbirth, please fill out the form below and someone from our Maryland or Washington DC office will contact you shortly. Please note that filling out this form does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.


Cerebral Palsy & Medical Malpractice

Complications in the process of labor and delivery can result in a wide variety of problems in the baby that may be evident immediately or during the first few years of the child's life. Birth injuries range from mild to severe and may be caused by:

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Cerebral palsy refers to a group of chronic disorders that affect a person's motor skills, muscle tone and muscle movement. Damage to the brain during gestation and/or delivery causes poor muscle control. There are three types of Cerebral Palsy, but a child may be affected by more than one.

 

Spastic Cerebral Palsy: may affect the ability of muscles to relax.
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy: may cause tremors,
impaired balance and impaired depth perception.
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy: may lead to involuntary
movements in certain muscle groups.

 

baby Injuries causing Cerebral Palsy occur while the fetus is forming or during childbirth, but many doctors do not diagnose it until the child is almost two years old. At that time, developmental delays and other impairments become obvious. In addition to impairment of movement and motor skills, additional conditions and complications associated with CP include epilepsy, attention deficit disorder, and learning disabilities.

If you think your child may be impaired as a result of Cerebral Palsy, or if your child has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy or another birth injury, contact our law offices for a free consultation. Your child's injuries may be a result of medical malpractice that caused injury during labor and delivery. For cases in and around Maryland (including Baltimore and Washington DC), don't wait, contact our birth injury lawyers today for help with your potential case.

 


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