Yes
Prenatal dx
Prenatal education concerning feeding techniques Gailey DG. Oral Maxillofacial Surg Clin N Am 2016;28:153-9. Miller CK. Semin Speech Lang 2011;32:115-26.
No
Feeding methods training is
Syndromic
immediate priority
No
Nutrition Rx Cleft Lip/Palate
Anatomicstructural deformity affecting only the oral phase of the suck-swallowbreathing mechanism
Nuthapong Ukarapol 2019
Risk of aspiration and airway obstruction
CL/P Isolated CP Isolated CL
Clinical evaluation • Identify airway problems • Complete PE to identify associated anomalies/ syndromes • Manual palpation of the palate, if a bifid uvula is noted, to identify submucous cleft palate • Growth monitoring • Hearing screening b/f d/c • Establish feeding w/n 48 h • Multidisciplinary approach
Yes
47%
21%
Lt Rt Bilat
32%
1 : 300-800 Berkowitz S. The cleft palate story. Chicago (IL): Quintessence Books; 1994.
60% 10% 30%