Demographical and Obstetrics Characteristics of Study Subjects Coming in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern U.P.

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Hospital-based case-control study reveals prevalence of cerebral palsy in children, highlighting socio-demographic disparities and perinatal factors.

Cerebral palsy cases showed a significant residence gap, with 69.6% from rural areas compared to 43.2% among controls.
During the study, 84.8% of cerebral palsy cases did not cry at birth, indicating a potential risk factor for the disorder.
A case-control design compared 125 CP children and 125 controls aged 2 to 18 years in a hospital setting.
Findings suggest that socio-demographic and perinatal factors are crucial for improving prenatal monitoring and interventions.

Khan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Hospital-based case-control study reveals prevalence of cerebral palsy in children, highlighting socio-demographic disparities and perinatal factors.