How to Prevent Cerebral Palsy
Seek appropriate prenatal care as early as possible in your pregnancy., Do not use alcohol, tobacco products, or drugs during your pregnancy., Wash your hands frequently to prevent infection.,The mother should be fully vaccinated., Having a multiple...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Seek appropriate prenatal care as early as possible in your pregnancy.
Proper prenatal care can help prevent premature birth, low birth weight, and infections
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Step 2: Do not use alcohol
This increases the risk of premature delivery, making your infant more susceptible to illness. , Infections in the mother can cause inflammation or increase the risk for prematurity, which is a major risk factor for CP.,, increases the chance of prematurity.,, There are numerous infections that can be prevented by having your child vaccinated.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (bacterial meningitis) is a known common cause of CP.
Rubella, better known as the measles, in early childhood can also be a cause of CP.
Vaccinations against both these infections are important for your infant. , Take the following steps to protect your child from possible brain damage:
Use the appropriate car seats and booster seats.
Watch over your child in playgrounds.
Never allow young children to climb on play equipment unattended.
Make sure your child wears a helmet when riding a bicycle. , A little jaundice is quite common in newborns.
Left untreated it can cause Kernicterus, a type of brain damage that can cause CP.
Look for the following symptoms:
The baby's skin is yellow or orange in color, starting at the head and covering the body.
The whites of the eyes have a yellowish tint.
The child is fussy and is not eating normally.
You have difficulty waking the child or getting the child to sleep at all.
The child does not soil a diaper as often as normal. , The body becomes bowed, with the head and heels bent backward and the body forward.
Bizarre eye movements.
A limp, floppy, or stiff body. -
Step 3: tobacco products
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Step 4: or drugs during your pregnancy.
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Step 5: Wash your hands frequently to prevent infection.
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Step 6: The mother should be fully vaccinated.
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Step 7: Having a multiple birth (twins
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Step 8: triplets
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Step 9: Ask your doctor about treatments which are aimed at reducing CP in a newborn child
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Step 10: such as antenatal steroids
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Step 11: magnesium sulfate before preterm delivery
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Step 12: caffeine
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Step 13: and therapeutic cooling in neonatal encephalopathy.
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Step 14: Have your infant vaccinated.
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Step 15: Avoid head injuries.
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Step 16: Be on the lookout for signs of jaundice in your infant.
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Step 17: Seek immediate emergency treatment if you witness any of the following in your infant: Ceaseless crying at a high pitch.
Detailed Guide
Proper prenatal care can help prevent premature birth, low birth weight, and infections
- all of which could lead to CP.
This increases the risk of premature delivery, making your infant more susceptible to illness. , Infections in the mother can cause inflammation or increase the risk for prematurity, which is a major risk factor for CP.,, increases the chance of prematurity.,, There are numerous infections that can be prevented by having your child vaccinated.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (bacterial meningitis) is a known common cause of CP.
Rubella, better known as the measles, in early childhood can also be a cause of CP.
Vaccinations against both these infections are important for your infant. , Take the following steps to protect your child from possible brain damage:
Use the appropriate car seats and booster seats.
Watch over your child in playgrounds.
Never allow young children to climb on play equipment unattended.
Make sure your child wears a helmet when riding a bicycle. , A little jaundice is quite common in newborns.
Left untreated it can cause Kernicterus, a type of brain damage that can cause CP.
Look for the following symptoms:
The baby's skin is yellow or orange in color, starting at the head and covering the body.
The whites of the eyes have a yellowish tint.
The child is fussy and is not eating normally.
You have difficulty waking the child or getting the child to sleep at all.
The child does not soil a diaper as often as normal. , The body becomes bowed, with the head and heels bent backward and the body forward.
Bizarre eye movements.
A limp, floppy, or stiff body.
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