The Importance of Multidisciplinary Management during Prenatal Care for Cleft Lip and Palate

Background The prenatal ultrasound detection of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) and its continuous management in the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal periods using a multidisciplinary team approach can be beneficial for parents and their infants. In this report, we share our experiences with the prenatal detection of CL/P and the multidisciplinary management of this malformation in our institution's Congenital Disease Center. Methods The multidisciplinary team of the Congenital Disease Center for mothers of children with CL/P is composed of obstetricians, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, pediatricians, and psychiatrists. A total of 11 fetuses were diagnosed with CL/P from March 2009 to December 2013, and their mothers were referred to the Congenital Disease Center of our hospital. When CL/P is suspected in the prenatal ultrasound screening examination, the pregnant woman is referred to our center for further evaluation. Results The abortion rate was 28% (3/11). The concordance rate of the sonographic and final diagnoses was 100%. Ten women (91%) reported that they were satisfied with the multidisciplinary management in our center. Conclusions Although a child with a birth defect is unlikely to be received well, the women whose fetuses were diagnosed with CL/P on prenatal ultrasound screening and who underwent multidisciplinary team management were more likely to decide to continue their pregnancy.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Importance of Multidisciplinary Management during Prenatal Care for Cleft Lip and Palate ; volume:43 ; number:02 ; year:2016 ; pages:153-159 ; Archives of Plastic Surgery ; 43, Heft 02 (2016), 153-159

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Han, Hyun Ho ; Choi, Eun Jeong ; Kim, Ji Min ; Shin, Jong Chul ; Rhie, Jong Won

Further information

• DOI: 10.5999/aps.2016.43.2.153
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022060910424903322296
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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