Surgical repair of a cleft lip and palate have medical benefits beyond the cosmetic. Repairing a cleft lip and palate will provide your infant with improved ability to nurse or drink from a bottle ...

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 ...

Adv Neonatal Care. 2005;5(3):125-134.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to perform a three-dimensional (3D) assessment of the cranial base of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). Cone-beam computed tomography ...

The increasing use of second-trimester ultrasound has enabled earlier detection of these cases ... arthrogryposis, rocker-bottom feet, talipes, cleft palate, low-set ears and a lack of spontaneous ...

Prenatal clinical data, pregnancy outcomes, and individual conditions after birth were collected. Results: In total, 20 fetuses were diagnosed with 1q21.1 deletion syndrome, and 11 had abnormal ...

AMC has an overall incidence of 1 in 3000 to 5000.1 AMC is the direct consequence of reduced fetal movements which may lead, in addition to AMC, to pterygia, pulmonary hypoplasia, diaphragmatic defect ...

These collectively include a prominent forehead, wide-set eyes, and a broad-beaked nose. Indications of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome may be suggested by ultrasound while the baby is still in the womb or ...