After a normal pregnancy and healthy delivery, Trinity was diagnosed at birth with cleft lip and palate, birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. Her parents, Krisha and Jason, didn’t know much about these conditions at the time. They were quickly referred to the CHOC Cleft […]
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Genetic Syndrome Causes Cleft Lip, Palate in Sisters
Just like most sisters, Tristyn and Raigyn Snyder will share toys, clothes and friends throughout their lives. They also share something unique: a genetic condition called Van der Woude syndrome. In the Genes When Cindy Snyder was 12 weeks pregnant with Tristyn, a prenatal ultrasound showed that the baby had a bilateral cleft lip and […]
