Surgical repair of a cleft lip and palate have medical benefits beyond the cosmetic. Repairing a cleft lip and palate will provide your infant with improved ability to nurse or drink from a bottle ...

Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the use of an oropharyngeal airway to alleviate this problem. [3] If the infant ...