One in every 600-700 children in the UK is born with a cleft lip and / or palate...

Yet most people have little knowledge of the condition. This site answers some of the most commonly asked questions about cleft lip and palate and provides information on the services and advice offered by CLAPA - The Cleft Lip and Palate Association.

Of course, this site can provide only a general overview. Specific questions about treatment must be asked of health professionals working directly with cleft lip and palate.

CLAPA has a network of local Branches and Volunteer Parent Contacts. To find out what is going on in your area, or simply chat to someone who has personal experience of being a parent of a child who was born with a cleft, or of having a cleft themselves, click on the link at the bottom of this page.

Latest News
Who's Helping CLAPA in 2008?

Where there is a will to raise money for CLAPA - there is always a way! No fundraising idea is ever too small - nor too distant!

 
Telephone Outage

We are experiencing problems with our telephone system. There will be no message service over the weekend. Please contact us by email info@clapa.com for urgent orders.

 
Christmas Opening Times

Need to order feeding bottles or teats over Xmas? Check here for opening times for Clapa Head Office over the Christmas holiday period.

 
CLAPA Merseyside Grand Charity Ball a Great Success!

 
BDSA Sports Day - Leeds

The British Dental Students Association has nominated CLAPA as their Charity of the Year!


 
Children and Young People's activities - 2009

Application forms are now available.

 

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Feeding Equipment

We have a range of bottles and teats available for you to purchase online or by mail order.

 

Need to talk to someone?

We have parent contacts available throughout the UK

 

Staff/Volunteer Vacancies at CLAPA Head Office

Check here for latest information on staff vacancies at CLAPA or contact eleanor.flanagan@clapa.com for details of volunteer opportunities in your local area or at CLAPA Head Office in London.


 

Resource page - medical and feeding

Medical articles plus new section on express feeding with first-hand accounts

 
 
Some information on this site is in PDF format and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to be installed on your computer. It's a free download from the Adobe website.