Cleft palate - resources
Information
The following organizations are good resources for information on cleft palate:
Cleft palate
Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.
Read Article Now Book Mark Article- American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association -- acpacares.org/
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association -- www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/cleftlip
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/CleftLip.html
- March of Dimes -- www.marchofdimes.org/complications/cleft-lip-and-cleft-palate.aspx
- Operation Smile -- www.operationsmile.org
- US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cleftlipandpalate.html
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Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.