The following organizations are good resources for information on cleft palate:
- American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association -- acpacares.org/
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association -- www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/cleftlip
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/birth-defects/about/cleft-lip-cleft-palate.html
- March of Dimes -- www.marchofdimes.org/complications/cleft-lip-and-cleft-palate.aspx
- Operation Smile -- www.operationsmile.org
- US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cleftlipandpalate.html
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Resources - cleft palate
Review Date 2/5/2023
Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.