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Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects. This means they happen while a baby is developing. Normally, the mouth and nose of a baby develop between the first 6 and 12 weeks of growth inside the mother. In some babies, parts of the lips and roof of the mouth don't grow together.
A major anomaly. You are working in a clinic and a 4-year-old child is brought in with a history of cleft palate repair. His parents say they want to have another child and ask you if their other children will have the same problem. They mention that Momâs uncle Bob had a cleft lip.