A cleft lip involves a gap in tissue of the upper lip below the nostril ... In contrast, a cleft palate involves soft tissue and bone inside the mouth and typically cannot be seen from the outside ...

“A cleft is a gap in the upper lip and/or the roof of the mouth, otherwise known as the palate” says Catrina. “Children can be born with a cleft lip on its own, a cleft palate on its ...

This is the heart-warming moment a baby said her first word on camera - after her parents feared she wouldn't be able to speak due to a cleft palate.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are separations in the upper lip and mouth that occur while a fetus develops in the uterus. This may cause a child to develop difficulties in eating, trouble speaking ...