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 ...

The cleft of the lip forms during the early trimester. It can be caused by various factors: genetics, alcohol, smoking, or medications. Basically, the embryological parts of the midface don’t really ...

[16] Orotracheal tubes have been associated with development of acquired cleft palate ... Multiple factors influence abnormal palate formation. The narrow elongated "preemie head" may cause ...