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 ...

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 ...

A mother has pleaded with health professionals to listen to parents after she says her pleas in relation to her baby were ignored and his cleft palate remained undiagnosed or treated for 14 months.