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 ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip ... those oral (mouth) sounds that we're looking for, and we will monitor children closely,” says Catrina. “After palate surgery ...