I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does ...

The cleft of the lip is much easier to detect on an 18-week scan than a cleft of the palate. “Cleft lips can range from a small gap on the upper lip to a wide gap which reaches the nose.

Cleft lip surgery typically happens around 3 months of age, and cleft palate surgery around 9 to 12 months. In between, babies are learning to eat, communicate their needs, play and babble.

The patterns on a person’s lips might be genetically linked to clefts and other orofacial disorders. A repaired cleft lip shows a whorled pattern. Image by MARY L. MARAZITA, CENTER FOR ...

A nine-week-old Texas tot with a cleft lip has gone viral after her parents posted the child's cherub-style baby portraits online. Facebook/Gavin Gardner This baby’s portraits are angelic. A ...

Boyers said she learned during her 20-week ultrasound that Bentley would be born with a cleft lip. The 2-year-old has had two surgeries, including one to fully close the lip. Popular Reads ...

Because of the cleft lip and palate, eating remains a challenge so he relies on a gastrointestinal tube, aka a g-tube, to receive nutrition. When Brody’s between nine and 12 months old, he’ll ...

A cleft occurs when certain structures don’t fuse together during fetal development. Clefts can involve the lip and/or the roof of the mouth, which is made up of both hard and soft palate.