Congenital Birth defects affect on an average around 1 in every 30 to 40 births. Few factors may predispose to an increased incidence, such as advanced parental age, family history of birth defects, ...

Born with a bilateral cleft lip, Kynlee, 10, began noticing her facial differences around age 6. Other kids noticed, too. “They would make her feel different, and they would draw attention to ...

When Santhosh Mathews and his wife bore a child with disability in July 2000, many people stigmatised him and called him a curse. This is despite living in one of the most developed countries in the ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...

Last April, a group led by PennWest Clarion’s Club Smile embarked on a walk around campus that was less than a mile in distance. Dubbed “A Small Walk for Big Smiles,” the walk produced life-altering ...