“If a cleft lip or palate does not show up on a scan ... multi-disciplinary teams that help children, young people and adults born with a cleft,” says Catrina. “There are regional centres ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects. Although some CL/CPs are detected on prenatal ultrasound, the majority are immediately recognized in ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

Many would consider being born with a cleft lip and palate a setback that could have negative implications throughout one’s whole life. Looking back now, as a 30-year veteran of the finance and ...

Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the use of an oropharyngeal airway to alleviate this problem. [3] If the infant ...

In South Africa, the estimated incidence of cleft lip and/or palate is 0.2 to 0.3 per 1,000 of the population, but surgeons speak of weekly seeing adult patients for whom treatment at an earlier ...