CLeft lip & palate

2016-03-08 03:54:11
I am 8 month pregnant and 1 week before, I knew that my baby is cleft lip and palate problem. Is it curable during rest of pregnancy time.
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Hello, Cleft lip and cleft palate are facial and oral malformations that occur very early inpregnancy, while the baby is developing inside the mother. In most cases, the cause of cleft lip and cleft palate is unknown. Cleft palate cannot be corrected within womb. Surgery is performed after delivery,

Answered2016-03-09 14:21:10

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