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Barbara Bush Children's Hospital

The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
At Maine Medical Center

22 Bramhall Street
Portland, Maine 04102-3175
www.bbch.org


What's a Cleft Lip?

Cleft Lip

Say: kleft lip

A cleft is a split between two things. Some babies are born with lips that haven't grown together while they were developing inside their mom. Cleft lips can make it hard for children to eat or talk. Surgery can fix a cleft lip.