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A unique child: Cleft lip and palate
Nursery World,
20 August 2008
Children born with cleft lips or palates can undergo surgery throughout their early years, and staff need to know how best to offer them support, says Viv Hampshire.
About one in every 700 babies in this country is born with a cleft lip and/or palate. The word 'cleft' simply means 'split' or 'separation'. During early pregnancy, separate areas of the face develop individually and then join together. If some parts do not join properly the result is a cleft, the type and severity of which can vary. Although we don't know why, the condition occurs more often in boys, and...
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