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After studying infants in Sweden born between 1997 and 2011, researchers from the University of Michigan concluded that being overweight during pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with cerebral palsy. Medical Xpress reports that analysis of the data comprised by the researchers strongly indicated a link between being obese during pregnancy and cerebral palsy. […]

Parents of infants who are high risk of developing cerebral palsy now have a way to screen their babies at home for cerebral palsy. A new phone app, created by Royal Women’s Hospital physiotherapist Associate Professor, Alicia Spittle, can help parents screen babies for cerebral palsy. The screening app is currently being tested on hundreds of infants […]

On the morning of Thursday, November 1, 1984, one day after I registered as a new student at what was then Miami-Dade Community College, my friend Betsy Matteis picked me up in her sporty Saturn. We had several errands to run so I could complete the application process; the first one necessitated a quick trip […]

“My name is David. I am nine years old, I have cerebral palsy. My room in the B&B is very small so I can’t use my walker or wheelchair.” The above video title, written by a young homeless boy with cerebral palsy in Ireland, has taken the Internet by storm. It’s been viewed over 100,00 […]

A Florida woman in prison for murdering a high school student with cerebral palsy over 20 years ago is possibly being released soon. Tampa Bay Times reports that Georgia Miller was a teen herself when she and her then-boyfriend, David Sheren, killed Linda Bonck, a 90-pound teen who went to Chamberlain High School in Tampa. The friendly teen […]

Little Agnese was born with oxygen deprivation which resulted in her developing cerebral palsy. Her family is now hoping to raise funds for modifications that will make her life a bit easier. The 7-year-old Massachusetts girl has a severe form of cerebral palsy which affects her ability to walk, talk, and move around. She uses a […]