Speech Outcomes of a National Cohort of Children with Orofacial Cleft at 5 and 10 Years of age.
Maeve M MorrisonNicola T MasonBryony L FordePeter R StonePeter V FowlerJohn M D ThompsonPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2021)
A significant proportion of children with orofacial cleft were found to have poor speech outcomes requiring further treatment. The outcomes are poor compared to centres reported in the UK and Scandinavia. New Zealand requires a review of the current services for individuals born with cleft to improve speech outcomes and interdisciplinary care.