Patient's question:
When my first child was born, he was heavier than the standard weight. After being born via cesarean section, his growth and development were relatively good. Why did my second child have mild cerebral palsy? Is it related to the baby being too large?Doctor's answer:
Manifests as delayed motor development, such as delayed or omitted milestones in the child's ability to lift their head, roll over, sit, and use their limbs. There are many causes of cerebral palsy, with prenatal factors being the most common, including genetic and chromosomal diseases, congenital infections, brain development malformations or dysplasia, periventricular leukomalacia or basal ganglia damage caused by fetal brain ischemia and hypoxia, etc.Advice: Soft-spastic cerebral palsy infants resemble frogs lying face up when in the supine position and are prone to suffocation due to mouth and nose obstruction. Parents should be highly vigilant and avoid leaving the child unattended in the prone position.