Question
There are cases where a child was diagnosed with early-stage cerebral palsy at two months old due to developmental delays and required surgery. The doctor indicated that the condition is congenital, not acquired, and may be related to the mother’s prenatal condition. Why do children with cerebral palsy have the condition before birth?
Answer
The reasons why children with cerebral palsy have the condition before birth may include adverse behaviors during the mother’s pregnancy, such as excessive smoking, alcoholism, and exposure to chemical and physical factors. Additionally, prenatal infections, threatened abortion, medication treatment, pregnancy poisoning, trauma, rheumatism, diabetes, fetal circulation system diseases, maternal intellectual disability, maternal malnutrition, and severe anemia can all lead to abnormal fetal development. Recent research advancements show that infections