 Overall, advances in care of pregnant mothers and their babies has not resulted in a noticeable decrease in CP; in fact, because medical advances in areas related to the care of premature babies has resulted in a greater survival rate in recent years, it is actually "more" likely for infants with cerebral palsy to be born into the world now than it would have been in the past.Only the introduction of quality medical care to locations with less-than-adequate medical care has shown any decreases in the incidences of CP; the rest either have shown no change or have actually shown an increase.The incidence of CP increases with premature or very low-weight babies regardless of the quality of care.