July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip ... palate. When you look down the cleft, you’ll see right to the base of the nose.

Many would consider being born with a cleft lip and palate a setback that could have negative implications throughout one’s whole life. Looking back now, as a 30-year veteran of the finance and ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However ... of genetic and environmental factors and it can't necessarily be predicted or prevented,” says Catrina.