Cleft lip and cleft palate are one of the commonest birth defects that occur when the baby is developing in the womb. A cleft is a gap in either the palate (roof of the mouth) or lip. It can occur ...

Babies born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, or both, will face some additional challenges in the early years of their lives, and so will their parents. Babies with clefts need to have surgery, learn ...

Doctor engaging Sylvia Krian and his wife on how to feed the baby as they plan for corrective surgery.[Courtesy] Children born with cleft lip and palate face difficulties while suckling, and this is ...

Feeding and breathing in infants are intimately combined. Infants with disordered breathing may present with feeding difficulties. Patients with cleft palate or craniofacial anomalies may present a ...

John Blankenship will have another surgery next summer to close the hole in the roof of his mouth. His family is so grateful ...

A Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, Dr. Otto Nimi Aria, has called on ...

This post by Tom Furtwangler originally appeared on the PATHblog. It seems so simple when you hold it in your hand. A small, soft feeding cup with a tiny reservoir at its spout. Called the NIFTY cup, ...

Comprehensive cleft care for children in India is driven by the non-profit private model while government has achieved little ...