title: Understanding cleft lip and palate. 2: The first five years.
abstract: 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.
authors: Cleft Service, West Midlands Regional Cleft Centre, Birmingham Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham.
authors: Rona
authors: R
authors: Slator
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: Russell
authors: Annie
authors: A
authors: Cole
authors: Jayne
authors: J
authors: Tomlinson
authors: Melody
authors: M
authors: Bridges
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Clark
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Morton
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Reading
mesh_terms: 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