Cleft lip and palate (CL/P) are common congenital conditions that can significantly impact an infant's ability to feed effectively. Feeding difficulties are prevalent among infants with CL/P due ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However ... treated as they can affect children’s ability to feed effectively; leave them more vulnerable to ear ...

It can happen just in the lip, it can happen on one side or both sides, and it can happen right through the gums and affect the back side of the soft palate. When you look down the cleft, you’ll see ...

[15] With a CL, it is imperative that this systematic examination be completed before a feeding, due to the potential ... have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway.