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- Cleft palate and cleft lip
Most cleft palates and cleft lips can be repaired so that appearance and speech develop normally.
- Speech pathologists
Speech pathologists help people who have problems with communication and swallowing.
- Lactation Consultant
A lactation consultant is a health professional who specialises in helping women to breastfeed their babies.
- Congenital anomalies (birth defects)
Congenital anomalies (birth defects) are structural or functional differences in a baby’s body or genetics that are there before birth.
- Trisomy disorders
Children affected by trisomy usually have a range of birth defects, including delayed development and intellectual disabilities.
- Mouth
The two main functions of the mouth are eating and speaking.
- Passive smoking
Passive smoking means breathing other people's second-hand tobacco smoke. Passive smoking increases the risk of serious illness in both children and adults.
- Orthodontist
An orthodontist is an oral health professional who treats misaligned teeth and jaws.
- Ear infections
It is estimated that around four out of five children will experience a middle ear infection at least once.
- Central nervous system birth defects
Folic acid taken before conception, and during at least the first 4 weeks of pregnancy, can prevent around 7 out of 10 cases of neural tube defects.