Health Information

Cleft Lip and Palate
http://craniofacial.seattlechildrens.org/conditions/cleft_lip.asp
Craniofacial Center at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Critical Elements of Care: Cleft Lip and Palate
http://www.cshcn.org/forms/CLP_CEC.pdf
Center for Children with Special Needs, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Frequently Asked Questions When the Baby Has a Cleft
http://www.widesmiles.org/cleftlinks/WS-444.html
Wide Smiles

For Parents of Newborn Babies with Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
http://www.cleftline.org/publications/newborn.htm
Cleft Palate Foundation
     Spanish - A los Padres de los Bebés Recién Nacidos con Labio Hendido(Leporino)
     y Palader Hendido
     http://www.cleftline.org/SPANISH/publications/newborn.htm

The Importance of Team Care
http://www.cleftline.org/teamcare
Cleft Palate Foundation


Family Support
Letter to the Parent of a Child with a Cleft
http://www.cleftline.org/publications/parentLetter.htm
Cleft Palate Foundation
     Spanish - Carta a los Padres de Niños con Hendiduras
     http://www.cleftline.org/Spanish/publications/parentLetter.htm

Ten Ways to Enhance Your Child's Self-Image
http://www.widesmiles.org/cleftlinks/WS-357.html
Wide Smiles


Pictures

Infant hard and soft palates
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9039.htm
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia; U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
     Spanish - Paladres blando y duro
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_imagepages/9039.htm

Cleft lip repair series: Indication
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100010_2.htm
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia; U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
     Spanish - Cirugía de labio y paladar hendido - Serie: Indicaciones
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_presentations/100010_2.htm

Cleft lip repair -series: Procedure
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100010_3.htm
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia; U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
     Spanish - Cirugía de labio y paladar hendido - Serie: Procedimiento
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_presentations/100010_3.htm

Throat anatomy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1118.htm
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia; U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
     Spanish - Anatomía de la garganta
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_imagepages/1118.htm


Resources

Links to Other Support Organizations
http://www.cleftline.org/links/ Cleft Palate Foundation
     Spanish - Organizaciones de Apoyo Relacionadas con los Problemas Carneofaciales
     http://www.cleftline.org/SPANISH/links/


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