SMILE TRAIN INC

Public education program - around the world, many people are unfamiliar with cleft lip and palate. For many of the families we support, the first time they see a cleft is when they first look at the face of their newborn child. This lack of awareness, coupled with stigma and myths around clefts, often leads to babies with clefts being abandoned, isolated, or simply never brought to a hospital for treatment because families and communities don't know that treatment is available. No matter where they live, it is essential that every family is aware of cleft lip and palate and the care that their child will need as they grow and develop. (cont'd on sch. O).