😢Alam mo ba ang sanhi ng Cleft Lip/Palate sa Babies?👶🏻🤰🏻

Who is prone to cleft palate? Approximately 30 percent of cleft defects are associated with a genetic syndrome. Health and Environment. A mother's poor health in early pregnancy, or if she drinks alcohol, smokes cigarettes, or takes certain anti-epileptic medications may increase the risk for cleft lip or palate.

Some evidence suggests the conditions may be genetic. Additional research suggests a combination of genetic and environmental factors affecting the mother during pregnancy — including smoking, diabetes or the use of certain medications — could be connected.

Exposure to certain substances during pregnancy. Cleft lip and cleft palate may be more likely to occur in pregnant women who smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or take certain medications.

A cleft lip is usually picked up during the 20-week screening scan done when you're between 18 and 21 weeks pregnant.

Alcohol use during pregnancy may be a cause of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate.

My OB said it's due to lack of folic acid intake during the first three months of pregnancy.

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