Resources
Cleft Palate

Web sites

Cleft Palate Foundation
This foundation offers information for patients, families, and health care professionals.  There are fact sheets on all aspects of the condition including resources for finding financial assistance, dealing with your insurance company, and answering questions about scars.  There is also a story of the month so that affected families can share their stories. 

cleftAdvocate
The cleftAdvocate site serves as a source of education and inspiration for families dealing with cleft palate or lip issues. Through its family-to-family connection, the site brings families together from around the world so that they can share their experiences online.  It offers a feature of the month, live teleconferences, a large photo gallery, and a comforting friend to patients following surgery — a free doll that is created to look your child.    

March of Dimes
The March of Dimes provides information and an opportunity for you to e-mail the specialists at the March of Dimes who will answer your questions regarding birth defects.  You can also participate in an online chat and subscribe to receive a free online newsletter.

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
The NCBDDD provides information on a variety of birth defects and looks at the causes of birth defects.  There is information on national conferences and events as well articles on topics such as the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, the ABC's of having a healthy pregnancy, and child development.  This site also features national statistics on birth defects.



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