Tagged with: Cleft Palate
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“My cleft palate has shaped me into who I am today – and I wouldn’t change it!”
CLAPA volunteer and former CYPC member Izzy has turned her experiences of being born with a cleft palate into a passion for working in the medical industry.
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Comics from the Children & Young People’s Council
With the help of comic artist Kev Sutherland, CLAPA's Children and Young People's Council have created a comic book for young people born with a cleft.
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Katherine’s Story
Katherine was born with Pierre Robin Sequence and a cleft palate in the 80s.
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New guidance launched to reduce ‘unacceptable’ cleft palate detection rate
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health publishes new guidance on the detection of cleft palate.
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Emily’s Story
"We were delighted to discover we were expecting our second child in the summer of 2011. I had a fairly straightforward pregnancy and normal scans throughout. Our daughter Isabelle was born on 21st April 2012 at 00.52AM, coming quite unexpectedly on her due date. Her birth was very fast and when they handed her to me I couldn't believe how tiny she was at 5lb 9oz.
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Speech and language therapy interventions for children with cleft palate: a systematic review
We know as clinicians that speech therapy works but there is very little evidence in the published literature. We wanted to find out things like when we should start therapy, who should be doing it, and what type of therapy works best.
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Glossary of Medical Terms
A useful glossary of medical terms you might encounter.
