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