About 22 percent of facial clefting has a genetic origin. Again, most cleft lips with or without cleft palate are produced by environmental insults (teratogens such as alcohol, retinoic acid, maternal illness, protein/calorie malnutrition during pregnancy) interacting with one or more genes.
Additional risk factors include lack of prenatal care during pregnancy, cigarette smoking, lack of a balanced diet and the chronic use of non- prescribed drugs or substance abuse.
If either parent has a cleft, the relative risks become about four to five percent for having a baby with a cleft.
My suggestion is that you look after yourself before and during your pregnancy, good diet, correct nutrients, limit stress, no smoking or drinking. You should have a high level scan during the pregnancy to exclude the diagnosis. The chances are small and the corrective surgery for a cleft is advanced if the problem occurs.
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Hi Mom of 6 and 4. it sounds as if we are more or less in the same place with our girls, and i wanted to ask you what your experience has been regarding questions about sex. My daugher is in Gr 1 and promptly told me that her 9 year old friend is having sex with a boy. i am in absolute anguish as i did not expect to face this so soon. do you have the same feedback from your 6 year old? if you did, how did you tell her about the birds and the bees?