Cleft Lip and Palate

Cleft Lip and Palate

Birth Defect Series: Cleft Lip and Palate What: A cleft lip and/or palate is a split in the roof of the mouth or the lip. These conditions can occur when the mouth and lip develops. There are various levels of severity. Clefting can involve a small notch in the lip or Resources can involve the entire palate and nose. Clefts involving the upper lip and palate are the most common birth defects. for Illinois Families · · · Why: Development of the head and face occurs very early in the Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting pregnancy. The face develops in two halves and joins together to System form the lips and mouth. If the upper lip or palate do not join http://www.dph.illinois.gov/ data-statistics/epidemiology/ correctly a notch can remain at birth. While there is no known apors cause of clefts, there are several risk factors that can increase the Centers for Disease chance of babies having oral clefts. Women who smoke, have dia- Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ betes, or take certain medications are more likely to have babies birthdefects/cleftlip.html with oral clefts. Cleft Palate Foundation http://www.cleftline.org/ When: Some clefts can be detected by ultrasound before your baby is born. Other clefts may be found during your baby’s first March of Dimes http:// exam. www.marchofdimes.org/ complications/cleft-lip-and- cleft-palate.aspx How: Oral clefts can affect breathing, eating, speech development and hearing. Treatments for oral clefts usually involve surgery And visit your doctor for more during the first year. Other therapies may be needed to improve information. speech and correct dental problems. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. .

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