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Cerebral Palsy is caused by brain damage, often in newborn babies. Children that are born prematurely also have a higher chance of having this disorder. It is possible to be born without cerebral palsy but then later sustain an injury to the head great enough to cause brain damage and cerbral palsy. 90% of cerebral palsy cases happen before or during birth. The most common cause of brain damage in newborns is lack of oxygen to the fetus or umbiblical cord strangulation. During birth, the baby makes a long journey down the birth canal, the contractions to get the baby out involve severe pressure can cut off the baby's circulation and prevent oxygen from going to the brain. The head is also squeezed, large pressures can cause problems. When that happens, cells in the brain that require oxygen to function and live begin to die and if too many cells die in a certain area of the brain die, then the body may lose any number of functions depending on the damaged area. []

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