The soft palate (the roof of the mouth towards ... About half of children born with a cleft will require speech therapy after surgery. “Once children have had their palates repaired, we will ...

Most cleft lips are repaired at about four months, the soft palate at twelve months, and then nothing else happens in terms of ... Once the bite is positive, and you see an immediate change in the ...

said waiting for surgery is putting children on the "back foot before they've even started in life" The father of a baby born with a cleft lip and palate is worried his son may suffer with his ...

The birth of a child with a cleft lip or palate, or both, can be very upsetting, especially as not all families can afford the high treatment costs. Now, Swiss researchers have developed a low ...