Kau: We see about 60 to 80 cleft lip palate births at Children’s Hospital each year and another 60 to 80 adoptions ... So roughly from the age of seven to eleven, a lot of social factors come into ...

Weisman finds the dogs when breeders and animal hospitals reach out to her as they discover they have newborn puppies with cleft conditions or other special needs. Volunteer foste ...

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 ...

Healthpoint part of the M42 group supported Operation Smile UAE in performing 19 life-changing surgeries on patients between ...

When Eloise Lundeen was born with a cleft lip and palate, her parents weren’t sure what to do. The birth defect occurs when the upper lip and roof of the mouth (known as the palate) of a ...

Many would consider being born with a cleft lip and palate a setback that could have ... Have an idea for a submission? Email us at [email protected].

Baby Everett has been cared for by the Alberta Children’s Hospital since before he was even born. At the 20-week ultrasound, ...

This unit examines issues in speech development and speech processing in individuals with a cleft lip and/or palate. It explores the ways in which the development of speech in the presence of a cleft ...

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 ...