title: A technique for nurses to use when educating families about cleft nutrition.
abstract: This article outlines the development of a technique devised to aid nurses and other health professionals when helping parents understand why good feeding techniques are of particular importance in children with cleft palates. The demonstration tool was developed by the author while on a trip organised by a charity to central India to perform corrective surgery on children with cleft lip and palate deformities. The author visited Nagpur in central India with a charity called the Northern Cleft Foundation. He
authors.affiliation: University College London.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fox-Lewis
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005190:Family; D005248:Feeding Methods; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom