Niall Mc Goldrick, Gavin Revie, Boris Groisman, Paula Hurtado-Villa, Antonin Sipek, Babak Khoshnood, Anke Rissmann, Saeed Dastgiri, Danielle Landau, Giovanna Tagliabue, Anna Pierini, Miriam Gatt, Osvaldo M Mutchinick, Laura Martínez, Hermein E K de Walle, Elena Szabova, Jorge Lopez Camelo, Karin Källén, Margery Morgan, Wladimir Wertelecki, Amy Nance, Erin B Stallings, Wendy N Nembhard, Peter Mossey
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip with cleft palate (CLP) is a congenital condition that affects both the oral cavity and the lips. This study estimated the prevalence and mortality of CLP using surveillance data collected from birth defect registries around the world. METHODS: Data from 22 population- and hospital-based surveillance programs affiliated with the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR) in 18 countries on live births (LB), stillbirths (SB), and elective terminations of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (ETOPFA) for CLP from 1974 to 2014 were analyzed...
April 26, 2023: Birth Defects Research