The Complete Guide to Understanding Cerebral Palsy: Causes and Symptoms

Am I at Risk for Having a Child With CP?

While you are pregnant, you may suffer from a condition that raises the chances that your unborn child will have CP. Some of them are:

• having numerous pregnancies, such as twins or triplets
• having a health condition like seizures or a thyroid gland issue
  Rh disease, or having blood that is incompatible with that of your infant,
• being exposed to a harmful chemical like mercury, which is present in some fish,
  When they occur during pregnancy,
• specific viruses and illnesses can raise the possibility that your unborn child will have cerebral palsy. They consist of:

– Chickenpox, also called varicella (a vaccine can prevent this contagious illness.)

– Cytomegalovirus, which causes flu-like symptoms in the mother

– Herpes, which can be passed from mother to unborn child and can damage the baby’s developing nervous system

– Toxoplasmosis, which is carried by parasites found in soil, cat feces, and tainted food

– Syphilis, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection

– Zika, a virus carried by mosquitoes