
The birth of a child with a cleft lip or a cleft palate, or both, can be traumatic to the family. Although referral to a multidisciplinary team experienced in craniofacial abnormalities is essential, the family physician can reduce the impact on the family by providing antenatal diagnosis and continued care of the entire family after diagnosis, during initial feeding and bonding difficulties and throughout the many years of surgical and speech therapy.
Male, Cleft Lip, Incidence, Infant, Newborn, Continuity of Patient Care, Cleft Palate, Patient Education as Topic, Risk Factors, Infant Care, Humans, Family, Family Practice, Referral and Consultation
Male, Cleft Lip, Incidence, Infant, Newborn, Continuity of Patient Care, Cleft Palate, Patient Education as Topic, Risk Factors, Infant Care, Humans, Family, Family Practice, Referral and Consultation
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