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Number of children born each year with these deformities
170,000
Children & adults awaiting this surgery
1 Million
Number of surgeries performed by MMFC
27,000
Total Volunteers
317
What is cleft lip & palate and why is it so prevalent in certain areas?
Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby’s face and mouth don’t fuse properly. Normally, the tissues that make up the lip and palate fuse together in the second and third months of pregnancy. But in babies with cleft lip and cleft palate, the fusion never takes place or occurs only part way, leaving an opening (cleft).