Genetic and environmental factors play a ... of genes and inflammatory risk factors experienced during pregnancy, such as smoking or infections, may lead to neural crest cells not developing properly, ...

including demographic factors, prenatal care, maternal health, and infant characteristics. Some of the socioeconomic indicators were significantly associated with the risk of cleft lip/cleft palate.

Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kristen Lancaster about reducing risk of cleft lip and palate birth defects.

A cleft lip or palate arises from the combined effects of genes and inflammatory risk factors experienced during pregnancy, such as smoking or infections, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

The study also confirmed some known risk factors for cleft palate or lip. Notably, male sex, first-trimester smoking, and maternal gestational ... and clefts, and lead to better public health ...

Pregnant women's workplace exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is associated with an increased risk for their babies having cleft lip ... maternal illnesses, and other factors ...

Children with a cleft palate often have frequent ear infections that can lead to hearing ... having cleft lip or palate. But that’s a long way off, and there are other risk factors.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or ...

After adjusting for smoking and other confounding factors, the researchers found that folic acid supplements reduced the risk of cleft lip by 40 percent ... South Africa’s leading news and ...

including demographic factors, prenatal care, maternal health, and infant characteristics. Some of the socioeconomic indicators were significantly associated with the risk of cleft lip/cleft palate.