September is Craniolfacial Awareness Month
"The CDC estimates that each year 2,651 babies in the US are born with a cleft palate and 4,437 babies are born with a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate.
Cleft lip or palate is one of the most common birth defects, affecting one in 600 children in the United States. Unless treated surgically, cleft palate can interfere with feeding, speech development and hearing. "
Cleft lip or palate is one of the most common birth defects, affecting one in 600 children in the United States. Unless treated surgically, cleft palate can interfere with feeding, speech development and hearing. "
Clefting happens during the first 6 to 10 weeks of pregnancy when the facial bones and tissue fail to fuse together.
Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
occur in every race, in every country in both boys and girls.
Native Americans have the highest reported incidents, followed by Japanese and then the Chinese.
Girls are effected at a higher rate then boys
typically the left side of the face is effected more then the right side.
Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
can be but is not always related to other syndromes. Read more here
this is the REAL face of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
it's not hard to love a child with a Cleft Lip/ Cleft Palate
this Child is the happiest,sweetest,most loving wonderful child. I am so glad we took the leap of faith and decide that Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate was something we were not scared of.
what an awesome post! I didn't even know 1/2 that. Amelia is a doll and I see you will be celebrating a full year in just 3 weeks with her. Congrats!! I will send you on email the pictures that I took l last week, just been a crazy week here with no time.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Sherri