1) In chemistry and physics, an element is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler components by any non-nuclear chemical reaction.
Tips for feeding a baby with a cleft palate. 1  Observe your infant for a period of sucking, followed by a swallow and a brief period of breathing. Do not squeeze the bottle during the swallowing or breathing phase.  Keep the bottle tilted so the nipple is always full of milk.
Occurrence estimates range between 1/300 and 1/2500 births for cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) and around 1/1500 births for cleft palate alone (CP) (1). It has been reported that CLP occurs more frequently in males, while the sex bias is reversed for CP, which is more common in females (2).