posts related to: Cleft lip and palate

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World’s biggest ever cleft lip and palate research programme

Over 1200 babies a year are born with cleft lip and/or pallate, and it is one of the most common birth defects in the world, with little still known about the causes of cleft lip and palate Parents of children born with a cleft lip and/or palate are being invited to enrol in the world’s…

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A guide to special needs

Almost all babies are born healthy and grow and develop normally. In a tiny percentage of cases, though, babies are born with problems that affect their health and development, and which mean that they need to have some kind of special care, often throughout their lives. Anencephaly Cerebral palsy Cleft lip and palate Club foot or talipes Congenital…

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Born too Soon : Maria’s Story

Maria knew something wasn’t right with her pregnancy before the pregnancy test showed positive. I knew I wouldn’t go to full term I had problems with my pregnancy with Leo almost from conception. I’d started feeling tired and breathless before I had a positive pregnancy test because my blood pressure went up almost immediately . I had three…

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