Patient's question:
The baby rarely laughs. I often tease him, but he still doesn't laugh. I see other people's children are always active and lively. It makes me feel extremely upset. A few days ago, I took the baby to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said the baby's condition is caused by cerebral palsy. I want to know the probability of cerebral palsy in newborns. The probability of cerebral palsy in newborns?Doctor's answer:
There are many causes of cerebral palsy. Common ones include premature birth, low birth weight, and neonatal asphyxia. These three categories are all high-risk groups for cerebral palsy. Experts point out that the high-risk stage for developing cerebral palsy occurs before birth, during birth, and within the first month after birth. When the brain tissue of a child is damaged during the underdeveloped stage of development, it causes a non-progressive, irreversible lesion, forming a syndrome primarily characterized by abnormal posture and motor disorders. Medically, cerebral palsy is believed to originate from brain damage during the fetal or infant stage. Researchers have found that compared to infants born at 40 weeks of pregnancy, those born at 37 weeks have a 90% higher risk of developing cerebral palsy. The risk also increases by 40% for infants born after 42 weeks.