Prenatal Counseling on Prenatal Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate at Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital.

Authors: Shibui T, Nomura T, Takano N, Katakura A, Nakano Y, Suga K, Narita M, Watanabe A, Muramatsu K, Takamatsu K Abstract Remarkable technological advances have been made in the field of medicine in recent years, one result of which is that a prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P) is now possible. In this situation, it is extremely important to provide the parents with mental care from the moment they are informed. Here, we describe cases of CL/P treated at our hospital and how such a diagnosis and prenatal counseling are handled. A survey was carried out on 4 cases seen at our department between April 2013 and March 2014. Patients are referred to our department from local or our own obstetrics clinics on a prenatal diagnosis of CL/P based on findings from ul…
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