Category: Cleft Palate
Cleft palate is a condition in which the hard palate does not fuse together during embryonic development. This results in a hole in the hard palate, which may or may not be covered by soft tissue, that can lead to speech and feeding issues. Cleft palate can co-occur with cleft lip but cleft lip can also be present without a cleft in the actual palate.
Terapia del Habla para Paladar Hendido 2.1: Evaluación / Cleft Palate Speech Therapy: Evaluation
Terapia del Habla para Paladar Hendido 1.4: Introducción / Cleft Palate Speech Therapy: Introduction
Terapia del Habla para Paladar Hendido 1.3: Introducción / Cleft Palate Speech Therapy: Introduction
Terapia del Habla para Paladar Hendido 1.2: Introducción / Cleft Palate Speech Therapy: Introduction
Evaluación Clínica del Habla de Paladar Hendido 2 / Clinical Evaluation of Cleft Palate Speech
Terapia del Habla para Paladar Hendido 1.1: Introducción / Cleft Palate Speech Therapy: Introduction
Ghana January 2014: A day of mutual sharing and learning: Cleft Palate Clinic at Komfo Anoyke
We began our final day at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. As we walked inside, we were greeted by children and adults of all ages who had come to see the talented Kumasi Cleft Palate Team for pre- and post-surgical consultation. The faces of tiny babies as young as two- months stared back at us from colorful cocoons on their mothers’ backs as we smiled and stroked their beautiful faces. Once in the clinic, we assessed the speech and language of children with repaired and non-repaired cleft lips and/or palates and provided recommendations. However, the highlight of the morning was the time we spent demonstrating safe feeding techniques to mothers of babies with non-repaired cleft palates.
