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 ...

They are there are there to talk to and offer support to parents, children and adults as needed. There is a huge variation in how a cleft palate can affect speech, language and communication.

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

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