Doctor engaging Sylvia Krian and his wife on how to feed the baby as they plan for corrective surgery.[Courtesy] Children born with cleft lip and palate face difficulties while suckling, and this is ...

Babies born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, or both, will face some additional challenges in the early years of their lives, and so will their parents. Babies with clefts need to have surgery, learn ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...