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 ...

Commonly observed symptoms are fluids coming out of the nose, difficulty in swallowing and speech. A prenatal ultrasound test can determine the cleft in an unborn child. If not, a cleft palate is ...

Roughly 70% of children with cleft palate require speech therapy, but some regions in the world have a shortage of speech ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...

Keep the tongue from obscuring landmarks. Cleft lip and palate are often seen in infants with Trisomy 13 (Fig 7). Examine the infant's overall tone and reflexes, including the gag and suck reflex.