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 ...

Born with a bilateral cleft lip, Kynlee, 10, began noticing her facial differences around age 6. Other kids noticed, too.

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 ...

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].

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 ...

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

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 ...