What are the common causes of cerebral palsy ? 1. Family factors: congenital genetic disorders in the family or immediate relatives. 2. Maternal factors (prenatal factors): advanced pregnancy, habitual abortion, multiple births, combined pregnancy with diabetes mellitus, huge babies, viral infection in the first trimester, X-ray exposure, smoking, alcoholism, long-term medication, etc. 3. Delivery factors (intrapartum factors): long labor, placenta praevia, placenta abruptio, placental dysfunction, amniotic fluid abnormality, umbilical cord encirclement, intrauterine distress, hyperemesis, diabetes mellitus, twin fetuses, multiple fetuses, breech position, etc. 4. Neonatal factors: very low weight babies, premature babies, premature babies, premature babies, neonatal asphyxia, neonatal convulsions, severe jaundice, apnea, cyanotic seizures, malformations, intracranial infections, hypoglycemia, etc.