| Cerebral palsy is a disorder that can occur in a child | | | | palsy. |
| even before the child is born, during birth or after | | | | The prognosis of this disease is that most people |
| birth. This is a disorder where the part of the brain, | | | | who have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy tend to |
| which helps control muscles, is damaged. As the | | | | lead a normal life span; it is only in severe cases of |
| saying, 'Prevention is better than cure' goes; there | | | | Cerebral palsy that their life span remains reduced. |
| are many preventive measures that pregnant | | | | Prognosis shows that as people affected by cerebral |
| women can take to safe guard their child in the | | | | palsy age they tend to show and experience several |
| womb. This will ensure that the child is not born with | | | | long term effects. Some of these include tightening |
| cerebral palsy. | | | | of muscles, joint pains where they experience loss of |
| Mothers to be need to have regular prenatal check | | | | flexibility of their joints; back pain becomes severe, |
| up with their gynecologist to ensure that their baby is | | | | severity of spasms, muscle contractures and reduced |
| having proper nutrition and has a steady growth. | | | | levels of energy. In continence is a symptom that is |
| They should avoid consuming alcohol, drugs, and | | | | associated with cerebral palsy where the child is |
| avoid smoking totally. | | | | unable to control their urine and this leads them to |
| Preventive care for children would include safety seat | | | | wet their beds and even clothes at times. As |
| belts in cars and wearing of helmets is made | | | | patients of cerebral palsy begin to age, this symptom |
| compulsory when riding a bike or skateboard. Any | | | | of incontinence also increases and becomes more |
| injury to the head can lead to cerebral palsy. | | | | pronounced in many patients. |
| If your child has jaundice at the time of birth then he | | | | Many factors lead to all these problems mentioned |
| or she should be treated with phototherapy. In this | | | | above. They are poor posture and wheel chair |
| method of treatment, babies with jaundice are | | | | seating, deformities in the spinal cord, which leads to |
| exposed to special blue lights, which help to break | | | | back pain becoming severe, and weight gain. People |
| down bile pigments. This will ensure that there is no | | | | with cerebral palsy will find it difficult to walk because |
| build up of bile pigments, which can cause brain | | | | of lack of muscle coordination. They are also stricken |
| damage resulting in cerebral palsy in your child. In | | | | with severe learning disability because of slow |
| severe cases of jaundice, blood transfusions are | | | | movement of their tongue and throat muscles. It is |
| given. | | | | important that patients suffering from cerebral palsy |
| An expectant mother should have herself vaccinated | | | | undergo regular check ups and physiotherapy and |
| against German measles or rubella even before she | | | | have plenty of exercises. This will help them maintain |
| intends to get herself pregnant. Rh incompatibility is | | | | proper weight and help their joints to be flexible. |
| another important factor that can lead to cerebral | | | | |