Cerebral Palsy Resources

During pregnancy many parents discover that there is a possibility that lasting medical conditions may be caused by medical malpractice in the delivery room or immediately after childbirth. Rather than becoming fixated upon or panicked about this prospect, the information gets filed away in the back of the mind, only to be retrieved in the event that the unthinkable happens.

As a result, when a child suffers a birth injury leading to cerebral palsy, parents may not only struggle to adjust to the altered expectations for their child’s quality of life, but they may also have difficulty finding the information that they need to better understand the condition and to care for their ill son or daughter.

To inform the parents of a child with cerebral palsy about relevant topics, the Philadelphia birth injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., have assembled a list of resources that you may wish to explore as you learn to manage your child’s health issues.

United Cerebral Palsy – Self-described as “the leading source of information on cerebral palsy”, the site contains information to help families affected by cerebral palsy with medical information and special accommodations for travel and leisure, among other things.

March of Dimes Foundation – Dedicated to a wide variety of health concerns specific to pregnancy and childbirth, the charity’s website contains a fairly in-depth review of a number of common questions about cerebral palsy.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders – A brief and clear explanation about cerebral palsy and treatment prognoses.

Contact Us

If a birth injury has caused your child to develop cerebral palsy, contact the Philadelphia birth injury lawyer of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 215-238-1130.