title: Cleft lips and palates: a multidisciplinary approach.
abstract: Families of infants born with congenital defects such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and combinations of these often grasp with accepting the condition. Nurses can help facilitate acceptance by parents and families and play a key role in the management and habilitation of these children.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wirt
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Algren
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods