“The gap is there because parts of the baby's face didn't join together ... “About half of children born with a cleft palate will need speech therapy, at some point” says Catrina.

Why are you collecting Speech and Language data? Children who are born with cleft palate are more likely than other children to have problems with their speech. In fact about half of all children born ...

Cleft Lip and Palate (CL/P): Congenital conditions characterized by an opening or gap in the upper lip and/or the roof of the mouth (palate) that can affect feeding, speech, and overall health.

A cleft palate is a V- or U-shaped gap in the tissue between the mouth and the inside of the nose. It includes variable ...

When she was 20 weeks pregnant, she learned that her baby boy would be born with a cleft lip ... dental treatment or speech therapy. Initially, it was a hurdle for Hanratty to accept the idea ...