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 ...

[4] Cleft lip or cleft palate requires treatment from a number of medical specialists from various specialities. This cleft team will include the following members. The primary aims of cleft ...

discuss treatment and answer any questions” says Catrina. “If a cleft lip or palate does not show up on a scan, it is often diagnosed during the physical exam done after birth”.

Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most commonly occurring ... CP are included to enhance understanding of these defects. Treatment and long-term complications of CL/CP are reviewed ...

Operation Smile details its crucial work to provide support and intervention for children who are born with cleft conditions ...

When Samantha Hanratty, actress and star of Yellowjackets, discovered during pregnancy that her baby would be born with a ...

"The ongoing treatment and support available to families ... but sadly there is still a dire need for greater awareness of cleft lip and palate so no-one is ever made to feel ostracised and ...

A condition, by birth, with the opening or split in the upper lip and roof of the ... test can determine the cleft in an unborn child. If not, a cleft palate is identified immediately after ...

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 ...

A medical charity, Alliance for Smiles, has started free corrective surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate ...