European Cleft Gateway

The Story of I. D.   We won’t be able to tell the names or show pictures to illustrate this story due to reasons that will very soon become clear but I believe that this story could help more people to understand what it means to have a cleft palate, which is corrected at a…

Plovdiv, Bulgaria – 4 September, 2013 – Up to 40% of parents of babies born with cleft lip/ palate in Bulgaria are told to place their child in institutions, through lack of understanding of the straightforward care (such as simple feeding techniques) required during the first months of life. Today, however, marks a triumphant milestone for these children and their families; representatives from several countries including Bulgaria are meeting in Vienna, Austria to produce the first-ever set of EU-wide guidelines for the early care of babies born with the condition.