Diane Beaumont

Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist Cleft Lip and Palate, Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service, The General Infirmary at Leeds

The role of the clinical nurse specialist within the cleft lip and palate team: CLP series part 2

The diagnosis of a facial cleft in an infant may be made at the 20-week anomaly scan, with the findings being imparted immediately to the parents (Figure 1). This clearly can be an emotionally...