Dr. Jones's primary research interests include the physiology of velopharyngeal function and velopharyngeal dysfunction and the production-perception of normal and disordered nasalization. These areas ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

Roughly 70% of children with cleft palate require speech therapy, but some regions in the world have a shortage of speech ...

An infant with an isolated CL will typically have no problems with breathing. Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the ...

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Behavioral Problems in 5-Year-Old Children Born with Cleft Lip and/or Palate from the Cleft Collective. Being Normal yet Different: A Qualitative Study on ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...

Holmes LB et al. (2008) Increased frequency of isolated cleft palate in infants exposed to lamotrigine during pregnancy. Neurology 70: 2152–2158 Previous studies have shown that infants born to ...