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 or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects. Although some CL/CPs are detected on prenatal ultrasound, the majority are immediately recognized in ...

However, it might surprise you to discover some of your biggest stars sport cleft lip and palate scars. While some embrace them and openly share their stories, several others say the topic of ...

The pregnant Yellowjackets star gave the update in a new TikTok video from Babylist, after initially sharing in September that her first child would have a cleft lip and/or palate. "My baby is ...

FREE OPERATION – A male netizen with a cleft palate received a lot of free surgery offers after posting an edited photo. A cleft palate is a condition present at birth where there is an opening in the ...

Richard Redett III, M.D., has been named physician-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and vice dean for clinical ...

Richard Redett III, M.D., has been named physician-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and vice dean for clinical ...

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 ...