Characteristics of congenital cleft lip and palate

Cleft lip Some newborns are born with upper cleft lip, which is on the same side or both sides, partially or completely cracked, so that the upper lip is divided into two or three valves. This is commonly known as "rabbit lip", medically known as cleft lip.

If the cleft palate is on the palate, small tongue is also cracked, commonly known as "wolf throat", which is medically called cleft palate.

Congenital malformation these two diseases are born, which is called congenital malformation in medicine.

Typical features Cleft lip and congenital cleft palate are common facial congenital deformities. According to statistics at home and abroad, about one in every thousand newborn babies suffers from cleft lip or congenital cleft palate; There are more men than women, and more on the left than on the right. Cleft lip and congenital cleft palate often appear alone in a family system, and may also be accompanied by deformities in other parts of the body. There are congenital cleft lip and cleft palate.

Matters needing attention

1, breastfeeding is the best food for children, especially children with cleft lip and palate. In addition to rich nutrition, breast milk itself has certain extensibility, which can fill the gap between lips during feeding and make children eat more conveniently and comfortably.

2. Hold the baby at an angle of 35 ~ 45 with the ground. This angle can not only help the milk flow to the nipple due to gravity, but also avoid the otitis media caused by the milk flowing into the middle ear from the short and straight eustachian tube when eating supine.

3. Adjust the nipple so that it is located on the inside of the cheek of the non-split face, not at the throat. Gently press the bottle body and cooperate with the baby's action of sucking the nipple, so that the milk can easily reach the tongue and naturally swallow and reflect, thus achieving uniform and effective feeding.

4. Babies after cleft palate surgery should not be breastfed in the short term. In the meantime, care should be taken to keep the sucked milk in a special container, and the baby can drink the preserved milk with a cup or spoon.

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