Question
My daughter is a cerebral palsy patient, her intelligence is similar to that of an infant a few months old, she cannot hold things with her hands, and she cannot walk. She usually sits in a stroller. Now, I want to have a second child, but I am also afraid of having another cerebral palsy child. Can this disease be prevented? How can the occurrence of pediatric cerebral palsy be prevented?
Answer
In life, if parents can take early preventive measures for diseases before the baby is born, they can effectively prevent their child from being born with cerebral palsy. The preventive measures include: 1. Preventing cerebral palsy before birth: Actively carry out early prenatal diagnosis, predict the fetus’s condition, promote prenatal and postnatal education, improve pregnant women’s health, and prevent the occurrence of congenital diseases. 2. Pregnant women should avoid viral infections such as influenza and rubella. Especially during the 10th to 18th weeks of pregnancy, which is a period when the fetus’s nervous system develops rapidly, special attention needs to be paid to prevent infection. 3. Prohibit smoking, drinking, avoiding contact with toxic and harmful substances and radiation exposure, and do not perform too many ultrasound examinations. It is best not to watch TV.