Understanding cleft lip and palate. 2: The first five years.
The second in a series on cleft lip and palate, this article outlines the diagnosis of these congenital anomalies, the problems that a child with a cleft lip and/or palate and their family may encounter in the first five years of life, and the multidisciplinary care needed. The input of individual members of the cleft team is described, including nurse specialists, speech and language therapists, paediatric dentists, ear, nose and throat surgeons, and audiologists.
Slator
Rona
R
Cleft Service, West Midlands Regional Cleft Centre, Birmingham Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham.
Russell
Jane
J
Cole
Annie
A
Tomlinson
Jayne
J
Bridges
Melody
M
Clark
Victoria
V
Morton
Jenny
J
Reading
John
J
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000503:physiopathology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology