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It may appear by itself or along with other birth defects of the face and skull, such as a cleft lip. Cleft palate and cleft lip are the most common birth defects of the head and neck. Until a cleft palate is treated with surgery, it can cause problems with feeding, speech, and hearing.
A cleft lip can occur alone or together with a cleft palate. The palate is the roof of the mouth. A cleft palate with or without a cleft lip occurs in approximately 1 per 2,500 births. An isolated cleft palate (meaning the cleft palate occurs without a cleft lip) is more common in females than males.