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Cleft lip and palate is due to tissues of the face not properly joining together during development. They are a type of birth defect. The cause in most cases is unknown. Risk factors include smoking during pregnancy, diabetes, an older mother, obesity, and certain medications such as some used to treat seizures.
Anyone can get a cleft lip and/or palate, but it is usually genetic. Meaning it is passes down from your parents or grandparents. You are born with a cleft lip and/or palate râ¦ight from birth. However cleft lips are more common in certain ethnicities than others. It seems that nobody knows why.