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Cleft lip: information for parents

This information can help can help parents of babies with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of cleft lip discuss the condition with healthcare professionals.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 April 2012
• Last updated: 27 August 2021 — See all updates

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Cleft lip: information for parents

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This publication explains a cleft lip, a condition that is screened for by an ultrasound scan.

The document includes information about:

• what the condition is
• how common it is
• how it is diagnosed and confirmed
• what treatment is available
• what the outlook for the baby is
• what happens next
• how likely it is to happen in future pregnancy
• where more support and information is available

The NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) tests for this condition.

Published 1 April 2012
Last updated 27 August 2021 + show all updates

1. 27 August 2021

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2. 1 April 2012

   First published.