Question
How is cerebral palsy in infants formed?
Answer
The causes of cerebral palsy are diverse, mainly including: parental smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse; mental illness in the mother; gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome; placenta previa, threatened abortion, or birth control pill use; medications for infertility treatment; high birth rate, high pregnancy rate, stillbirth history; premature birth, abortion history, twins or multiples; fetal growth retardation, intrauterine infection, intrauterine distress; early placental abruption, abnormal placental function; severe pregnancy reactions, umbilical cord around the neck, urgency of urination; improper midwifery care, forceps delivery, breech delivery, prolonged labor; premature or post-term low birth weight infants; postpartum asphyxia, aspiration pneumonia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, kernicterus or delayed jaundice; intracranial hemorrhage, head injury, and more. These factors may lead to brain damage in infants and subsequently trigger cerebral palsy.