Since the day I know of Sheldon's condition, I done quite a fair bit of research. During the counseling with 1 of the specialist, we get to know that some parents actually abort healthy baby with cleft. Im saddened by the news, hence I like to share what I have found on the net hoping to let others have more knowledge about cleft lip and palate. I hope there is lesser innocent, healthy baby being aborted because of cleft. Cleft lip and palate are 100% treatable, pls let them come to this earth like any other children, they just need to go thru treatment and surgery.
Information extracted from Baby Center.
What is a cleft lip?
A cleft is a split or fissure. So a cleft lip is a split in the upper lip, between the mouth and nose. Some children have only a small notch in the lip, whereas others have a more pronounced cleft. In babies with a severe cleft, there is a complete separation extending from the lip to the nose.
What is a cleft palate?
A cleft palate is when the roof of a baby's mouth has not joined completely, leaving a gap. It can happen with or without a cleft lip.
Babies are affected differently. If your baby has a cleft palate, he might have just a small gap. If the cleft is severe, the roof of his mouth may be almost completely separated.
You may find more information from these below website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_lip_and_palate
http://www.babycenter.com.sg/baby/health/cleftlip/
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/cleft_lip_palate.html
I will share more about cleft lip and palate in my other post.
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