Giving birth to a baby with a medical condition, particularly one that may have been preventable with quality medical care, is always a terrible issue for parents to have to face. One such condition that is often directly related to medical mistakes and errors is CP. Cerebral palsy can be caused by many different factors including lack of oxygen at birth, incorrect use of forceps of vacuum extractors, waiting too long to perform a c section rather than a vaginal birth or failing to diagnose and treat seizures or jaundice after the baby is born. Low infant birth weights and mothers that have a history of mental disabilities, seizures or cp in the family may be at higher risk for their baby having cerebral palsy, and medical health professionals should consider this when planning for prenatal, post natal and birth process care. If a baby is diagnosed with cp, cerebral palsy, it is important for the family to seek legal assistance with an attorney that is experienced in birth trauma cases. Compensation may be available if a medical mistake was made.