Cleft lip/palate is the most prevalent congenital anomaly of the head and neck area. This problem has a multifactorial nature and the causing factors have not yet been fully known. 60 percent of cleft lip is accompanied with cleft palate. The prevalence rate of this anomaly is estimated 1 in 700 people due to several studies.
In this cross-sectional study data of the neonates born with cleft lip/palate during 2016-2017 in hospitals of North Khorasan province was collected. To extract the data, in every hospital which has a Maternity ward the birth registration book and the patients file were checked. Data of neonates was collected. The data was analyzed in SPSS version 23.
Out of 31724 neonates checked in this study 22 had cleft lip and/or palate. Seven cases were boys and 15 were girls in which there was not significant differences P = 0.58. Maternal use of drugs was not different among affected babies. Parity and maternal age was not associated with prevalence rate of cleft palate and/or lip.
Prevalence of this malformation in North Khorasan province during 2016 and 2017 was 0.69 per 1000 births. There was no significant relation between cleft lip and/or palate and gender.
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