July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...
According to the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, one in every 700 newborns is affected by cleft lip or cleft ...
Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...
Her main research interests include improving surgical and speech outcomes for individuals born with cleft palate. Her research has primarily focused on describing velopharyngeal muscle morphology and ...