Other risk factors include the following:

• Unusual presentation. Child with cerebral palsy are more likely to present feet first, instead of usual head first, at the beginning of labor.
• Complicated labor and delivery. Vascular or respiratory problems of the child during labor and deliver may at times be the first sign that a child has encountered brain damage or the child is suffering with underdeveloped brain. Such complications can cause permanent brain damage.
• Low Apgar score. The Apgar score is a numbered rating that reflects a newborn's condition. Periodic check of child�s heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes, and skin color in the first minutes after birth will help to determine Apgar score of the child. A higher score indicated normal condition of the baby while a low score at 10-20 minutes after delivery is often considered a significant sign of potential problems.
• Multiple births such as twins, triplets, and other multiple births are associated to an increased risk of cerebral palsy.
• Visible signs of nervous system malformation such as an abnormally small head. Some times problems take place in the development of the nervous system while a child is in the womb, causes cerebral palsy.
• Maternal bleeding or severe proteinuria late in pregnancy. Vaginal bleeding during the sixth to ninth months of pregnancy and severe proteinuria (the presence of excess proteins in the urine) are linked to a higher risk of having a baby with cerebral palsy.
• Hyperthyroidism, high blood pressure, Rh incompatibility, mental retardation are also seen has risk factors that may lead to cerebral palsy.
• Seizures in the newborn. The risk of cerebral palsy is high in an infant who has seizures.