Cleft-Craniofacial Center Resources

We’ve compiled the resources below to help parents and guardians and their children better understand cleft-craniofacial conditions and procedures.

Feeding an Infant with a Cleft Lip or Palate

General feeding suggestions for success and more information on specialty bottle types.

Websites

About Face

About Face is a Canadian organization that provides emotional, peer and social support, resources and educational programs to individuals of all ages with facial differences (and their families). They seek to increase public understanding and acceptance of people living with facial differences through public awareness.

American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) 

ACPA is an international nonprofit medical society of healthcare professionals who treat and/or perform research on birth defects of the head and face.

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) 

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) offers information about cleft lip and cleft palate repairs.

Children's Craniofacial Association (CCA)

The Children's Craniofacial Association empowers and gives hope to individuals and families affected by facial differences.

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association assists children and adults who have craniofacial disorders resulting from disease, accident, or birth.

March of Dimes

March of Dimes is an international organization that works to prevent birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality and to support expectant and new parents.