VN: nearly 2,000 newborn babies suffer from cleft lip and palate every year

Associate Professor-Doctor Trinh Dinh Hai, Director of the Central Institute of Odonto-Stomatology said that at present, there are nearly 2,000 newly born babies suffering from cleft lip and palate.

According to the research results of experts, the main cause of newborns with cleft palate and cleft palate is hereditary and the pregnant mother in the first 3 months is infected with the virus. In addition, due to polluted living environment, many people have to live and work in contact with toxic chemicals.

Infants with cleft lip and palate often suffer from health problems. The eating of children is much more difficult than that of normal children, especially the number of babies with cleft palate, when eating or choking, or spraying food along the nose is very easy to cause nasopharyngitis. Therefore, babies with cleft palate or palate are often underweight, leading to malnutrition.

Cracked lips

Cracked lips on one side

Cracked one side lip, cleft palate
and split the arches

According to statistics of the Population-Family-Children Committee, the whole country has about 200,000 children with cleft lip and palate. These children all need surgery to ensure their normal health and development when they grow up without feeling guilty, especially those with cleft palate.

It is known that the cost of surgery for each child is from 60 to 70 USD.

Many international organizations and large hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have organized free surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate in many localities, especially in remote areas or children of wounded families, policy families. However, the number of children needing surgery is still many.

To minimize the fact that infants with cleft lip and palate cleft, mothers during pregnancy in the early stages should be counseled to maintain health, avoid viral diseases (often called diseases). flu), or avoid working in an environment with chemicals . Keeping pregnant mothers healthy is the best and most effective way to ensure the health of babies, for future generations. of the country - physically and physically strong.